Accuracy and precision of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory computer-adaptive tests (PEDI-CAT)

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1100-1106

  Haley, Stephen M ^a   Coster, Wendy J ^a   Dumas, Helene M ^b   Fragala Pinkham, Maria A ^b   Kramer, Jessica ^a   Ni, Pengsheng ^a   Tian, Feng ^a   Kao, Ying Chia ^a   Moed, Rich ^c   Ludlow, Larry H ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRANCISCAN HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c CREcare LLC   (United States)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHILD; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; ERROR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PEDIATRIC EVALUATION OF DISABILITY INVENTORY COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIMULATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81355147786     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04107.x     Document Type: Article

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