Minimal clinically important improvement/difference (MCII/MCID) and patient acceptable symptom state (PASS): What do these concepts mean?

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages

  Kvien, Tore K ^a   Heiberg, Turid ^b   Hagen, Kåre B ^a  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 35648958865     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2007.079798     Document Type: Conference Paper

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