Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 57, Issue 12 , Pages 1271-1278 , December 2004

The Short-Form Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) was psychometrically equivalent in nine languages

  • Marie Martin

      Affiliations

    • QualityMetric Incorporated, 640 George Washington Highway, Lincoln, RI 02865, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 401-334-8800; fax: 401-334-8801.
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  • Bonnie Blaisdell

      Affiliations

    • QualityMetric Incorporated, 640 George Washington Highway, Lincoln, RI 02865, USA
    • ,
  • Jackie W. Kwong

      Affiliations

    • GlaxoSmithKline, 5 Moore Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
    • ,
  • Jakob B. Bjorner

      Affiliations

    • QualityMetric Incorporated, 640 George Washington Highway, Lincoln, RI 02865, USA

,Accepted 10 May 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.05.004

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 57, Issue 12 , Pages 1271-1278 , December 2004

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