Construct validity of the Physical Function Scale of the Swiss Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire for the measurement of walking capacity

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1896-1901

  Tomkins, Christy C ^a   Battié, Michele C ^a   Hu, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Oswestry Disability Index; Physical function; Swiss Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire; Walking capacity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WALKING;

AGED; CANADA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 34548378666     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31811328eb     Document Type: Article

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