Rasch analysis of 24-, 18- and 11-item versions of the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 473-481

  Davidson, Megan ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health status; Low back pain; Questionnaires; Rasch analysis; Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63949084005     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9456-4     Document Type: Article

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