How Should We Use the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in Rehabilitation Outcomes? II: Visual Analogue Scales As Ratio Scales: an Alternative to the View of Kersten Et Al

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Journal J Rehabil Med

Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine

Date 2012 Aug 24

PMID 22915047

Citations 17

Authors

Donald D Price

Roland Staud

Michael E Robinson

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