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Research Paper

Measuring disability with parsimony: evidence for the utility of a single item

Michael S Clark Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Malcolm J Bond School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Kirsty N Prior School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Amy C Cotton School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 272-279 | Accepted 01 Nov 2003, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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