Psychometric properties of the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire compared to the Oswestry Disability Index: a systematic review

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 399-408

  Davies, Claire C ^a   Nitz, Arthur J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASSESSMENT; DISABILITY; FUNCTION; LOW BACK PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953793276     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331909X12540993898134     Document Type: Review

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