Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 575-584 , May 2010

A questionnaire found disease-specific WORC index is not more responsive than SPADI and OSS in rotator cuff disease

  • Ole M. Ekeberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål and Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, 0407 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål and Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, Kirkeveien 166, 0407 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: +47-23027444; fax: +47-23027455.
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  • Erik Bautz-Holter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål and Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, 0407 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Anne Keller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål and Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, 0407 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Einar K. Tveitå

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål and Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, 0407 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Niels G. Juel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål and Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, 0407 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Jens I. Brox

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Back Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Section, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet and Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, 0027 Oslo, Norway

,Accepted 3 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.07.012

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 575-584 , May 2010

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