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medical research by providing a list of instructions

for a researcher to follow when tailoring to the

specific requirements for designing each of the

various types of questionnaires. Although the

majority of the examples cited in this book have

been obtained from the published medical

literature, the generic questionnaire development

process can often be applied in many other fields.

Hopefully, this book can provide novice

researchers with valuable guidance for enabling

them to design and validate a new questionnaire.

A checklist which consists of a list of important

pre-defined steps will be provided in the final