How should we use the Constant Score?-A commentary

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 362-363

  Lillkrona, Ulf ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSTANT SCORE; EDITORIAL; ELBOW; HEALTH CARE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER; STRENGTH; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SHOULDER; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 40149088767     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.06.013     Document Type: Editorial

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