Testing minimal clinically important difference: additional comments and scientific reality testing

Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 330-332

  Gatchel, Robert J ^a   Mayer, Tom G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY;

EID: 77949941419     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.01.019     Document Type: Note

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