The Minimal Clinically Important Difference of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptom Severity Scale

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 733-738

  Özyürekoǧlu, Tuna ^a,b   McCabe, Steven J ^a,b   Goldsmith, L Jane ^a,b   LaJoie, A Scott ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; minimal clinically important difference; outcome assessment; questionnaire; responsiveness

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM SEVERITY SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33646527655     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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