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When Minimal Detectable Change Exceeds a Diagnostic Test–Based Threshold Change Value for an Outcome Measure: Resolving the Conflict

Paul W. Stratford and Daniel L. Riddle
Demo Journal of Physical Therapy October 2012, 92 (10) 1338-1347; DOI: https://doi.org/10.demo/ptj.20120002
Paul W. Stratford
P.W. Stratford, PT, MSc, School of Rehabilitation Science and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1400 Main St, West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada LS8 1C7.
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Daniel L. Riddle
D.L. Riddle, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Departments of Physical Therapy and Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, Virginia.
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When Minimal Detectable Change Exceeds a Diagnostic Test–Based Threshold Change Value for an Outcome Measure: Resolving the Conflict
Paul W. Stratford, Daniel L. Riddle
Demo Journal of Physical Therapy Oct 2012, 92 (10) 1338-1347; DOI: 10.demo/ptj.20120002

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When Minimal Detectable Change Exceeds a Diagnostic Test–Based Threshold Change Value for an Outcome Measure: Resolving the Conflict
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Demo Journal of Physical Therapy Oct 2012, 92 (10) 1338-1347; DOI: 10.demo/ptj.20120002
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