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Development of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Children (KOOS-Child)

Comprehensibility and content validity

Maria ÖrtqvistDepartment of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Ewa M RoosUnit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Eva W BroströmDepartment of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Per-Mats JanarvDepartment of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Maura D IversenSection of Clinical Sciences, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital;Harvard Medical School;Department of Physical Therapy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 666-673 | Received 11 Dec 2011, Accepted 13 Jul 2012, Published online: 11 Nov 2012

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