The Bath metrology index as assessed by a trained and an untrained rater in patients with spondylarthropathy: A study of intra- and inter-rater agreements

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-40

  Madsen, O R ^a   Hansen, L B ^b   Rytter, A ^b   Suetta, C ^b   Egsmose, C ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agreement; Ankylosing spondylitis; BASMI; Reliability; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BATH METROLOGY INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57049119534     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-0978-x     Document Type: Article

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