@article{dd4ab6a283f64e2f891a9cb214f1894e,
title = "Comments re Macrae (2013)",
author = "Dobie, {Robert A.}",
note = "Funding Information: Both the current American Medical Association method of estimating hearing disability and Dr. Macrae s modified method correlated well with HMS total score (r = 0.88 for the former, 0.89 for the latter). In large samples like this one, such very small differences may be statistically significant but clinically and practically negligible. Given the nearly identical performance of the two methods, and especially in light of the unanswerable questions described in the previous paragraphs, Dr. Macrae s conclusion is appropriately cautious: the modified method is “ not suitable for the purpose of compensation.” Declaration of interest: This work was administratively supported by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio but received no external funding or other support. The author has served as a consultant to employers regarding their",
year = "2014",
month = mar,
doi = "10.3109/14992027.2013.872303",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "53",
pages = "206--207",
journal = "International Journal of Audiology",
issn = "1499-2027",
publisher = "Informa Healthcare",
number = "3",
}