Development and evaluation of the Seattle Angina questionnaire: A new functional status measure for coronary artery disease
Journal of the American College of CardiologyPublished 1 February 1995
John A. Spertus, Jennifer A. Winder, Timothy A. Dewhurst, Richard A. Deyo, Janice Prodzinski, Mary Kate McDonnell
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The Seattle Angina Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument that measures five clinically important dimensions of health in patients with coronary artery disease and should be a valuable measure of outcome in cardiovascular research.
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The Seattle Angina Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument that measures five clinically important dimensions of health in patients with coronary artery disease. It is sensitive to clinical change and should be a valuable measure of outcome in cardiovascular research.
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