Interobserver agreement for the assessment of handicap in stroke patients

Stroke

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 604-607

  Van Swieten, J C ^a   Koudstaal, P J ^a   Visser, M C ^a   Schouten, H ^a   Van Gijn, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Disability evaluation; Interobserver agreement

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0023889706     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.19.5.604     Document Type: Article

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