Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 8 , Pages 791-801 , August 2005

A study compared nine patient-specific indices for musculoskeletal disorders

  • Brigitte M. Jolles

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois CHUV, University of Lausanne, 4, Avenue Pierre Decker, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.:+41-21-545-0629; fax:+41-21-545-0625.
    • ,
  • Rachelle Buchbinder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital and Monash University Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Dorcas E. Beaton

      Affiliations

    • Mobility Program Clinical Research Unit, St Michael's Hospital, Institute for Work and Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

,Accepted 7 January 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.01.012

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 8 , Pages 791-801 , August 2005

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