Comparison of the Indian version of Health Assessment Questionnaire Score and Short Form 36 Physical Function Score in rheumatoid arthritis using Rasch analysis

Indian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 52-57

  Chogle, A R ^a   Mistry, K J ^a   Deo, S S ^a  

^a Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital & Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Disabilily; Health status measure; Item response theory; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHORT FORM 36; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84992254992     PISSN: 09733698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-3698(10)60111-2     Document Type: Article

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