Measurement properties of the Hong Kong Chinese version of the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal

Volumn 22, Issue , 2004, Pages 40-49

  Tsang, Raymond C C ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Functional status measure; Low back pain; Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 10644265982     PISSN: 10137025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1013-7025(09)70049-1     Document Type: Article

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