Validity in clinical research: A review of basic concepts and definitions

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 115-121

  George, Keith ^a   Batterham, Alan ^b   Sullivan, Islay ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Data; Sampling; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; BACKACHE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NOMENCLATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0141646525     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1466-853X(03)00075-0     Document Type: Review

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