Measurement in clinical vs. biological medicine: The rasch model as a bridge on a widening gap

Journal of Applied Measurement

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 362-366

  Tesio, Luigi ^a  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRAIC MANIPULATION; BIO-MEDICINE; RASCH MODEL;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CURRICULA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

BIOLOGY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

BIOLOGY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 7444249583     PISSN: 15297713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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