Rasch analysis of the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) in burn scars

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-23

  Van Der Wal, Martijn B A ^a,b,c   Tuinebreijer, Wim E ^a   Bloemen, Monica C T ^a,b   Verhaegen, Pauline D H M ^a,b,c,d   Middelkoop, Esther ^a,b,c   Van Zuijlen, Paul P M ^a,b,c,d  

^a Association of Dutch Burn Centers   (Netherlands)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burn scar; POSAS; Quality of life; Rasch; Scar assessment; Scar quality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCAR; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858862512     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9924-5     Document Type: Article

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