Delphi as a method to establish consensus for diagnostic criteria

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1150-1156

  Graham, Brent ^a   Regehr, Glenn ^a   Wright, James G ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Consensus; Cronbach's ; Delphi; Diagnostic criteria; Group process

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AVERAGE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXPERT SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0346219345     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00211-7     Document Type: Article

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