A shortened version of the Western Ontario rotator cuff disability index: Development and measurement properties

Physiotherapy Canada

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-144

  Razmjou, Helen ^a   Stratford, Paul ^b   Holtby, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outcome measures; Reliability of results; Shortened version; Validity of results; WORC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859458180     PISSN: 03000508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2010-51     Document Type: Article

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