Manual Therapy
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Rasch analysis of three versions of the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire

  • Megan Davidson

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61394795798; fax: +61394795766.
    • Department/Institution to which the work should be attributed: Musculoskeletal Research Centre, School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Vic. 3086, Australia.

Received 11 October 2006 ,Revised 9 January 2007 ,Accepted 17 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2007.01.008

Manual Therapy
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 222-231 , June 2008