The functional independence measure: Tests of scaling assumptions, structure, and reliability across 20 diverse impairment categories

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1101-1108

  Stineman, Margaret G ^a,f   Shea, Judy A ^a   Jette, Alan ^b   Tassoni, Charles J ^a,e   Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^b,d   Fiedler, Roger ^c   Granger, Carl V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029914101     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90130-6     Document Type: Article

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