Selecting outcomes measures in children's rehabilitation: a comparison of methods [corrected] [published erratum appears in ARCH PHYS MED REHABIL 2004 Feb;85(2):349].
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of using a computerized self-directed software program, All About Outcomes, to facilitate decisions about the most appropriate outcome measures to use in specific pediatric rehabilitation scenarios. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial using a crossover design to...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Vol. 84; no. 4; pp. 496 - 500 |
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| Formato: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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W B Saunders
2003 Apr
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