The Functional Independence Measure (FIMSM Instrument) and the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM® Instrument): Ten Years of Development

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 267-281

  Deutsch, Anne ^a   Braun, Susan ^a   Granger, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Disability evaluation; Functional assessment; Functional independence measure (FIMSM instrument); Functional independence measure for children (WeeFIM instrument); Reliability; Responsiveness; Validity

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENT; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030436323     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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