Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 301-314 , July 2010

The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Elbow Questionnaire: Cross-cultural Adaptation into German and Evaluation of Its Psychometric Properties

  • Michael John, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Michael John, MD, Abteilung Orthopädie der Klinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Klinikum Magdeburg, Birkenallee 34, Magdeburg 39130, Germany

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 Supported by the Georg and Bertha Schwyzer-Winiker Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland and the Schulthess Klinik Research Funds.

PII: S0894-1130(10)00021-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2010.03.001

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 301-314 , July 2010

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