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Original Article

Reliability and validity of the Finnish version of the prosthesis evaluation questionnaire

Jussi Petteri RepoDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kirsi PiitulainenDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland; ;Department of Physical Medicine, Central Finland Health Care District, Jyväskylä, Finland; View further author information
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Arja HäkkinenDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland; ;Department of Physical Medicine, Central Finland Health Care District, Jyväskylä, Finland; View further author information
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Risto Paavo RoineGroup Administration, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; ;Department of Health and Social Management, Research Centre for Comparative Effectiveness and Patient Safety, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; View further author information
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Hannu KautiainenDepartment of General Practice, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandView further author information
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Paju BeckerDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland; View further author information
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Erkki Juhani TukiainenDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
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Pages 2081-2087 | Received 13 Dec 2016, Accepted 21 Apr 2017, Published online: 09 May 2017

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