Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 57, Issue 6 , Pages 647-648 , June 2004

A new approach in the determination of the minimal clinically meaningful difference

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PII: S0895-4356(03)00420-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.11.005

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 57, Issue 6 , Pages 647-648 , June 2004

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