Inter-examiner reproducibility of tests and criteria for generalized joint hypermobility and benign joint hypermobility syndrome
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Inter-examiner reproducibility of tests and criteria for generalized joint hypermobility and benign joint hypermobility syndrome.
OBJECTIVE To test the reproducibility of tests and criteria for generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) and benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHS). METHODS A standardized protocol for clinical reproducibility studies was followed using a three-phase study (with a training, an overall agreement and a test phase). An overall agreement of at least 0.80 was required to proceed to the test phase...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem290