Psychometric properties of a generic health measure in patients with neck pain

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 505-513

  Chiu, Thomas T W ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^b   Hedley, Anthony J ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NECK PAIN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23644452975     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215505cr852oa     Document Type: Article

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