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Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2008

Open Access 01-12-2008 | Letter to the Editor

Understanding the role of discriminative instruments in HRQoL research: can Ferguson's Delta help?

Author: Kathleen W Wyrwich

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2008

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A critique of Hankins, M: How discriminating are discriminative instruments?" Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6:36
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Metadata
Title
Understanding the role of discriminative instruments in HRQoL research: can Ferguson's Delta help?
Author
Kathleen W Wyrwich
Publication date
01-12-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-6-82

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