Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 7 , Pages 618-621 , July 2003

The MDP75: A new approach in the determination of the minimal clinically meaningful difference in a scale or a questionnaire

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doi: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00074-X

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 7 , Pages 618-621 , July 2003

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