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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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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PLOS
2015
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