Reliability of Hong Kong Chinese version of the patient-rated forearm evaluation questionnaire for lateral epicondylitis

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 172-177

  Leung, H B ^a   Yen, C H ^a   Tse, P Y T ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Outcome assessment; Questionnaires; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; TENNIS ELBOW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LANGUAGE ARTS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 2942735210     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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