A meta-analysis of outcome rating scales in foot and ankle surgery: Is there a valid, reliable, and responsive system?

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 521-525

  Button, Gavin ^a,b   Pinney, Stephen ^a,b  

^a University of California Davis ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical Outcomes; Rating Scales; Reliability; Responsiveness; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANKLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4143086266     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402500802     Document Type: Review

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