Test-retest reliability of self-reported disability measures in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 338-341

  Crawford, Sybil L ^a   Jette, Alan M ^b   Tennstedt, Sharon L ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0031048708     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00950.x     Document Type: Article

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