Interrater reliability of the tinetti balance scores in novice and experienced physical therapy clinicians

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1160-1164

  Cipriany Dacko, Lisa M ^a   Innerst, Dana ^b   Johannsen, Joann ^c   Rude, Vicki ^d  

^a BEAVER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Delaware Valley Nephrology and Hypertension   (United States)

^d Saint Joseph's Hospital Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NURSING HOME; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RELIABILITY; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030984155     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90145-3     Document Type: Article

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