Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 404-407 , August 2010

Responsiveness, minimal importance difference and minimal detectable change scores of the shortened disability arm shoulder hand (QuickDASH) questionnaire

Received 8 July 2009 ,Revised 4 March 2010 ,Accepted 15 March 2010.

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Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 404-407 , August 2010

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