The shortened disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire (QuickDASH): Validity and reliability based on responses within the full-length DASH

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Gummesson, Christina ^a,b   Ward, Michael M ^a   Atroshi, Isam ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Hassleholm Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 33746320457     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-7-44     Document Type: Article

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