Validation of the short-form WOMAC function scale for the evaluation of osteoarthritis of the knee

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-56

  Auw Yang, K G ^a   Raijmakers, N J H ^a   Verbout, A J ^a   Dhert, W J A ^a   Saris, D B F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846894349     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B1.17790     Document Type: Article

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