Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 12 , Pages 1146-1147 , December 2003

Clinimetrics and psychometrics: two sides of the same coin

,Accepted 15 August 2003.

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PII: S0895-4356(03)00355-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.08.010

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 12 , Pages 1146-1147 , December 2003

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