Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 43-47 , February 2010

Added value of qualitative studies in the development of health related patient reported outcomes such as the pain coping and cognition list in patients with sub-acute neck pain

  • Jan J.M. Pool

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    • University of Applied Sciences, Hogeschool Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
    • Medical Centre Impact, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 6 22444998; fax: +31 20 4446775.
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  • Sharon R. Hiralal

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Raymond W.J.G. Ostelo

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    • Department of Allied Health Care Research, Amsterdam School for Allied Health Care Education, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Kees van der Veer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Research Methodology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Henrica C.W. de Vet

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Received 18 July 2008 ,Revised 19 May 2009 ,Accepted 27 May 2009.

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PII: S1356-689X(09)00096-4

doi: 10.1016/j.math.2009.05.010

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 43-47 , February 2010

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