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01-03-2012 | Book Review

Henrica C. W. de Vet, Caroline B. Terwee, Lidwine B. Mokkink, and Dirk L. Knol: Measurement in medicine: a practical guide

Cambridge University Press, 2011, 348 pp, ISBN: 978-0-521-13385-2 Paperback ($45.00), ISBN: 978-0-521-11820-0 Hardback ($99.00), ISBN: 978-1-139-14244-1 eBook ($36.00)

Auteurs: Brian D. Stucky, Claudia C. A. Pereira

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 2/2012

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Medical and health research presents many unique challenges for developing and assessing measurement instruments. While the fields of psychometrics and clinimetrics have long and for the most part distinct traditions, there has been surprisingly little work aimed at integrating the two disciplines. In Measurement in Medicine, de Vet et al. [1] nicely fill that gap by bringing measurement concepts traditionally restricted to psychological and educational testing, to the medical and health research community. To that extent, it provides researchers with practical guidance and advice to aid in the development and review of health-specific measurement instruments. The book is not intended to present state-of-the-art measurement techniques but rather focuses on the techniques that are well established and widely used. …

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Titel: Henrica C. W. de Vet, Caroline B. Terwee, Lidwine B. Mokkink, and Dirk L. Knol: Measurement in medicine: a practical guide
Cambridge University Press, 2011, 348 pp, ISBN: 978-0-521-13385-2 Paperback ($45.00), ISBN: 978-0-521-11820-0 Hardback ($99.00), ISBN: 978-1-139-14244-1 eBook ($36.00)
Auteurs: Brian D. Stucky
Claudia C. A. Pereira
Publicatiedatum: 01-03-2012
Uitgeverij: Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-012-0123-9

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