Measurement in Medicine: A Practical Guide

1. Introduction 2. Concepts, theories and models, and types of measurements 3. The development of a measurement instrument 4. Field testing - item reduction and data structure 5. Reliability 6. Validity 7. Responsiveness 8. Interpretation 9. Systematic reviews of measurement properties Index.

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