Validity and reliability of an Italian version of the revised Leeds disability questionnaire for patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 666-669

  Lubrano, Ennio ^d   Puttini, P Sarzi ^a   Parsons, W J ^c   D'Angelo, S ^d   Cimmino, M A ^b   Serino, F ^d   Pappone, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Disability; Italian version; Revised Leeds Disability Questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LANGUAGE; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 21244457648     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh578     Document Type: Article

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