A Rasch Analysis of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Muller, Sara ^a   Roddy, Edward ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79953754527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-2-29     Document Type: Article

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