Comparing different revisions of the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire to reduce the ceiling effect and improve score distribution: Data from a multi-center European cohort study of children with JIA

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The original version of the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ30orig) suffers from a ceiling effect and hence has reduced clinical validity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding eight more deman...

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Main Authors: Stavrakidou M, Sandstedt E, Scott J, Berggren K, Maillard S, Nørgaard M, Ünal E, Groen W, van der Net J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Online Access:http://www.ped-rheum.com/content/8/1/16