Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 88-93 , January 2007

The Foot Posture Index: Rasch Analysis of a Novel, Foot-Specific Outcome Measure

Presented in part to Health Outcomes 2005: Making a Difference, August 17–18, 2005, Canberra, Australia, and the British Society for Rheumatology, May 17–18, 2006, Glasgow, Scotland.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.005

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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