Clinimetrics vs. psychometrics: An unnecessary distinction

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1142-1145

  Streiner, David L ^a  

^a Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinimetrics; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINIMETRICS; COGNITION; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MODEL; NOMENCLATURE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEORY;

EID: 0346849918     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.08.011     Document Type: Note

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