Psychometric properties of the Worker Role Interview (version 10.0) in mental health

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 171-179

  Lohss, Isabel ^a   Forsyth, Kirsty ^b   Kottorp, Anders ^c  

^a Out of the Blue Arts and Education Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessment; Rasch analysis; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860158632     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4276/030802212X13336366278095     Document Type: Article

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