Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 29-38 , January 2000

Shoulder disability questionnaire design and responsiveness of a functional status measure

  • Geert J.M.G. van der Heijden

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Rehabilitation Research, P.O. Box 192, 6430 AD, Hoensbroek, The Netherlands
    • Netherlands School of Primary Care Research, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +31-45-523-7638; Fax: +31-45-523-1550.(G.J.M.G. van der Heijden)
    • ,
  • Pieter Leffers

      Affiliations

    • Netherlands School of Primary Care Research, The Netherlands
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Lex M. Bouter

      Affiliations

    • Netherlands School of Primary Care Research, The Netherlands
    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 12 November 1998 ,Accepted 2 April 1999.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 29-38 , January 2000

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