Defining the Minimal Important Difference for the Visual Analogue Scale Assessing Dyspnea in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions

BACKGROUND: The minimal important difference (MID) is essential for interpreting the results of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Despite a number of RCTs in patients with malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) which use the visual analogue scale for dyspnea (VASD) as an outcome measure, the MID has...

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Autores principales: Mishra, Eleanor K., Corcoran, John P., Hallifax, Robert J., Stradling, John, Maskell, Nicholas A., Rahman, Najib M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25874452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123798

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25874452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123798

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