Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 737-745 , July 2010

The COSMIN study reached international consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions of measurement properties for health-related patient-reported outcomes

  • Lidwine B. Mokkink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31-20-444-3819; fax: +31-20-444-6775.
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  • Caroline B. Terwee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Donald L. Patrick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • Jordi Alonso

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigacio Medica (IMIM-Hospital del Mar), Barcelona, Spain
    • CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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  • Paul W. Stratford

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
    • School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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  • Dirk L. Knol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Lex M. Bouter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Executive Board of VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Henrica C.W. de Vet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 5 February 2010.

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PII: S0895-4356(10)00090-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.02.006

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 737-745 , July 2010

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