The functional independence measure in spinal cord injured patients: Comparison of questioning with observational rating

Spinal Cord

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-25

  Karamehmetoglu S S ^a,d   Karacan, I ^a   Elbasi N ^b   Demirel, G ^a   Koyuncu, H ^a   Dosoglu M ^c  

^a Department of Dermatology   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Haydarpasa Numune State Hospital   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Functional independence measure (FIM); Paraplegia; Spinal cord injury (SCI); Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIME;

EID: 0031014685     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100341     Document Type: Article

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