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Open Access 01-12-2011 | Poster presentation

Applying Rasch analysis to the SF-36 physical function scale: effect of dependent items

Authors: Mike Horton, Alan Tennant

Published in: Trials | Special Issue 1/2011

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Medical outcome studies often use Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs), and these often take the form of administered or self-completed questionnaires. …
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Title
Applying Rasch analysis to the SF-36 physical function scale: effect of dependent items
Authors
Mike Horton
Alan Tennant
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Trials / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-S1-A75

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