Rasch analysis of the Western Ontario McMaster (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index: Results from community and arthroplasty samples

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1076-1083

  Davis, A M ^a   Badley, E M ^b   Beaton, D E ^c   Kopec, J ^d   Wright, J G ^e   Young, N L ^e   Williams, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Joint arthroplasty; Longitudinal data; Outcome measurement; Rasch analysis; WOMAC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; CANADA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NIGHT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; STANDING; STATISTICS; WORK;

EID: 0242494906     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00179-3     Document Type: Article

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