Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and content validation of the QUEST

Technology and Disability

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 205-216

  Brandt, Åse ^a  

^a Danish Centre for Assistive Technology   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Content validity; Equivalence; Evaluation; Outcome assessment; Questionnaires; Rehabilitation; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ATTENTION; CANADA; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENMARK; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 30744443489     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00548-005-0281-x     Document Type: Article

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