Using an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) for weighting items of a measurement scale: A pilot study

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-63

  Benaim C ^a,b,c   Perennou, D A ^d   Pelissier, J Y ^e   Daures, J P ^f  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

^e NÎMES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Decision theory; Outcome assessment (health care); Scoring methods; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISABILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OCCUPATIONS; ORIENTATION; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77049110288     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2009.09.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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