Reliability and validity of the buruli ulcer functional limitation score questionnaire

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 449-452

  Stienstra, Ymkje ^a   Dijkstra, Pieter U ^a   Van Wezel, Marieke J ^a   Van Roest, Margijske H G ^a   Beets, Michiel ^a   Zljlstra, Ijsbrand ^a   Johnson, R Christian ^b   Ampadu, Edwin O ^c   Gbovi, Jules ^d   Zinsou, Claude ^e   Etuaful, Samuel ^f   Klutse, Erasmus Y ^g   Van Der Graaf, Winette T A ^a   Van Der Werf, Tjip S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Benin)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ghana)

^d Centre de Santé   (Benin)

^e Centre Sanitaire et Nutritionnel Gbemontin   (Benin)

^f St Martins Catholic Hospital   (Ghana)

^g Dunkwa Governmental Hospital   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURULI ULCER; CHILD; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 18944379415     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.449     Document Type: Article

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