Validating instruments of measure : Is it really necessary?
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Lai Siew Mei Pauline, B.Pharm, PhD Department of Primary Care Medicine, University of Malaya Primary Care Research Group (UMPCRG), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia tel: +60379493920 email: [email protected] In this April issue of the Malaysian Family Physician, there are two manuscripts on the validation of instruments. The first manuscript is the validation of the Malay version of the Berlin Questionnaire to identify Malaysian patients at risk for obstructive sleep apnea,1 whilst the second manuscript is on the validation of the Malay version of the Diabetes Quality of Life for Youth Questionnaire.2
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
دوره 8 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013