Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 34-42 , January 2007

Quality criteria were proposed for measurement properties of health status questionnaires

  • Caroline B. Terwee

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-20-4448187; fax: +31-20-4446775.
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  • Sandra D.M. Bot

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Michael R. de Boer

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Ophthalmology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Daniëlle A.W.M. van der Windt

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of General Practice, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Dirk L. Knol

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Joost Dekker

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Lex M. Bouter

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Henrica C.W. de Vet

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 29 March 2006.

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PII: S0895-4356(06)00174-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.03.012

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 34-42 , January 2007

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