From breast-Q © to Q-score ©: Using rasch measurement to better capture breast surgery outcomes

14th Joint International IMEKO TC1, TC7, TC13 Symposium on Intelligent Quality Measurements - Theory, Education and Training 2011, Held in Conj. with the 56th IWK Ilmenau University of Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 82-94

  Cano, Stefan J ^a   Klassen, Anne F ^b   Pusic, Andrea L ^c  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct theory; Patient reported outcome instruments; Rasch measurement

Indexed keywords

BREAST SURGERY; CONSTRUCT THEORY; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIVES; MEASUREMENT METHODS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84872561660     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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