Reliability and validity of the Taiwan Chinese version of the foot function index

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-122

  Wu, Shih Huey ^a   Liang, Huey Wen ^a   Hou, Wen Hsuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Foot fracture; Outcome assessment; Plantar fasciitis; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOT FRACTURE; FOOT FUNCTION INDEX; FOOT INJURY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SHORT FORM 36; TAIWAN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 40749153155     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60124-2     Document Type: Article

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