Introduction to the use of Rasch analysis to assess patient performance

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 482-490

  McAllister, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Measurement; Rasch

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749122254     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2008.15.11.31544     Document Type: Article

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