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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)

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Stucky, B.D., Pereira, C.C.A. Henrica C. W. de Vet, Caroline B. Terwee, Lidwine B. Mokkink, and Dirk L. Knol: Measurement in medicine: a practical guide. Qual Life Res 21, 371–373 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-012-0123-9

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