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Cultural Adaptation, Validity, Reliability and Responsiveness of the Swedish Version of the Effective Musculoskeletal Consumer Scale (EC-17)

  1. Ann Bremander PT, PhD1,2,*,
  2. Ingegerd Wikström OT, PhD1,3,
  3. Ingrid Larsson RN, MSc2,4,
  4. Maria Bengtsson PT3,
  5. Sofia Hagel PT, MSC1,3,
  6. Britta Strömbeck PT, PhD1

Article first published online: 2 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1002/msc.1006

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Musculoskeletal Care

Musculoskeletal Care

Volume 10, Issue 1, pages 43–50, March 2012

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Bremander, A., Wikström, I., Larsson, I., Bengtsson, M., Hagel, S. and Strömbeck, B. (2012), Cultural Adaptation, Validity, Reliability and Responsiveness of the Swedish Version of the Effective Musculoskeletal Consumer Scale (EC-17). Musculoskelet. Care, 10: 43–50. doi: 10.1002/msc.1006

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  1. 1

    Musculoskeletal Sciences, Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

  2. 2

    Research and Development Center at Spenshult Hospital, Oskarström, Sweden

  3. 3

    Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences Lund and Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

  4. 4

    School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden

*Ann Bremander, Research and Development Center, Spenshult Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, SE-313 92 Oskarström, Sweden.
Email: ann.bremander@spenshult.se

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  1. Issue published online: 21 FEB 2012
  2. Article first published online: 2 FEB 2012

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