Research article summary (published 30 May 1996):

A consumer's guide to finding, evaluating, and reporting on measurement instruments.

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Author/s: DeVellis, R F (RF);

Grants: P60-AR30701 (Agency:NIAMS NIH HHS)

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Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review

Journal: Arthritis care and research : the official journal of the Arthritis Health Professions Association (Arthritis Care Res), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1996-Jun; vol 9 (issue 3) : pp 239-45

Dates: Created 1997/09/03; Completed 1997/09/03; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 8971234, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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Arthritis - psychology; rehabilitation Data Interpretation, Statistical Humans Psychometrics

Questionnaires - standards Reproducibility of Results Research Sensitivity and Specificity

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