Commentary on the article by Swanenburg etal. 'Validity and reliability of a German version of the Neck Disability Index (NDI-G)' [Man Ther Articles in Press http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2013.07.004]

Manual Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages e1-

  Gabel, Charles Philip ^a   Cuesta Vargas, Antonio ^b   Osborne, Jason W ^c   Melloh, Markus ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Clinimetrics; Neck disability index; Outcome measure

Indexed keywords

CLINIMETRICS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL STRUCTURE; GERMAN VERSION OF THE NECK DISABILITY INDEX; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; VALIDITY; CERVICAL SPINE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; MALE; NECK PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84891627341     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2013.10.007     Document Type: Letter

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