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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Research from W. Xu and co-researchers in the area of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease described
March 3rd, 2009
"Although the St George's Respiratory Questionnaires in Mandarin-Chinese (SGRQ-MC) have been used in China, few data are available on the translation and adaptation process, psychometric properties and clinical meaning. It is therefore difficult to adequately evaluate the equivalence of this instrument in Chinese populations," researchers in Beijing, People's Republic of China report. "To evaluate the psychometric properties of a culturally translated SGRQ-MC, and to estimate clinically important differences (CID) for the SGRQ in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in China. SGRQ was translated into Mandarin using standardised forward and backward...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-03)
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