The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 330-332, April 2010

Testing minimal clinically important difference: additional comments and scientific reality testing

  • Robert J. Gatchel, PhD, ABPP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, College of Science, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. College of Science, University of Texas at Arlington, 313 Life Science Bldg, Arlington, TX 76019, USA. Tel.: (817) 272-2541; fax: (817) 272-2364.
    • ,
  • Tom G. Mayer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75235, USA

Received 6 January 2010; accepted 27 January 2010.

COMMENTARY ON: Glassman SD, Carreon LY. Thresholds for Health-related Quality of Life measures: reality testing. Spine J 2010;10:328–329 (in this issue).

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: RJG (royalties, Guilford Press, APA Press; consulting, PRIDE, Dallas, Palladian Health Care, Medical Technologies; scientific advisory board, Palladian Health Care; endowments, Nancy P. & John C. Penson Endowed Professorship; research support: investigator salary, NIH; research support: staff/materials, NIH, DOD).

PII: S1529-9430(10)00055-0

doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2010.01.019

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  • Thresholds for Health-related Quality of Life measures: reality testing

    Steven D. Glassman, Leah Y. Carreon
    The Spine Journal April 2010 (Vol. 10, Issue 4, Pages 328-329)

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 330-332, April 2010

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