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050	0	0	_aRA399.A1 _b.M42 2011
060	1	0	_aWB 102
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100			_a Vet Henrica C.W.
245	0	0	_aMeasurement in medicine : _ba practical guide / _cHenrica C.W. de Vet ... [et al.].
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_ax, 338 p. : _bill. ; _c26 cm.
490	0		_aPractical guides to biostatistics and epidemiology
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 315-327) and index.
520			_a"The success of the Apgar score demonstrates the astounding power of an appropriate clinical instrument. This down-to-earth book provides practical advice, underpinned by theoretical principles, on developing and evaluating measurement instruments in all fields of medicine. It equips you to choose the most appropriate instrument for specific purposes. The book covers measurement theories, methods and criteria for evaluating and selecting instruments. It provides methods to assess measurement properties, such as reliability, validity and responsiveness, and interpret the results. Worked examples and end-of-chapter assignments use real data and well-known instruments to build your skills at implementation and interpretation through hands-on analysis of real-life cases. All data and solutions are available online. This is a perfect course book for students and a perfect companion for professionals/researchers in the medical and health sciences who care about the quality and meaning of the measurements they perform"--Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aMedical care _xEvaluation _xMethodology.
650		0	_aClinical medicine _xStatistical methods.
650	1	2	_aClinical Medicine _xmethods.
650	2	2	_aDiagnostic Techniques and Procedures.
650	2	2	_aOutcome Assessment (Health Care)
650	2	2	_aPsychometrics.
650	2	2	_aStatistics as Topic.
700	1		_aVet, Henrica C. W. de.
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