Equivalence Reliability of the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM®) Administration Methods

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-41

  Sperle, Patricia A ^a   Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^b   Braun, Susan L ^a   Lane, Shelly J ^a   Nochajski, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living evaluation; Evaluation; Measurement scales

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030636956     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.51.1.35     Document Type: Article

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