title: Comments on Sabariego et al. Measuring Disability: Comparing the Impact of Two Data Collection Approaches on Disability Rates. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2015, 12, 10329-10351.
abstract: In the article, Measuring Disability: Comparing the Impact of Two Data Collection Approaches on Disability Rates, in Volume 12 of the Journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Carla Sabariego et al. [1] raise several issues regarding the use of the short set of questions developed by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG) as compared with the approach to disability measurement proposed through the Model Disability Survey (MDS). We address these below. [...].
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Rd., Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA. jhm4@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Jennifer H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Madans
authors.affiliation: Leonard Cheshire Disability and Development Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK. danielmont01@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mont
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Rd., Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA. gze1@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Mitchell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loeb
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male