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Title: The argument-based approach to validity: theory, assumptions, evidence, and consequences.
Authors: Hawkins M; Global Health and Equity Development Hub, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. m.hawkins@latrobe.edu.au., Sawatzky R; School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada.; Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.; Institute of Health and Care Sciences, and Centre for Person-Centered Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.; Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada., Weinfurt K; Center for Health Measurement, Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA., Cartner S; Global Health and Equity Development Hub, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia., Gill S; Global Health and Equity Development Hub, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.; Research Unit, Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network, Sydney, Australia., Osborne R; Global Health and Equity Development Hub, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia., Mayo N; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada., Schick-Makaroff K; Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada., Sprangers M; Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Wirth RJ; Vector Psychometric Group, LLC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA., Elsworth GR; Global Health and Equity Development Hub, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia., Nolte S; Person-Centred Research Directorate, Monash Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Source: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation [Qual Life Res] 2026 Jun 06; Vol. 35 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 06.
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