Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 430-436 , March 2010

Responsiveness of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire in Patients With Hand Injury

Received 6 April 2009 ,Accepted 18 November 2009.

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 Supported by a grant from Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch (TCRD-TPE-95-20), and partially supported by a grant from the National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (95WFA0101282).

 No benefits in any form have been received or will be received related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

PII: S0363-5023(09)01024-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.11.016

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 430-436 , March 2010

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