An initial application of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) for measuring disability in patients with low back pain

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Elhan, Atilla Halil ^a   Öztuna, Derya ^a   Kutlay, Şehim ^a   Küçükdeveci, Ayşe A ^a   Tennant, Alan ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; DISABILITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; LOW BACK PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 78650421443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-166     Document Type: Article

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