Rater reliability of Fahn's Tremor Rating Scale in patients with multiple sclerosis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1076-1079

  Hooper, Julie ^a   Taylor, Robert ^a   Pentland, Brian ^a   Whittle, Ian R ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SPIROMETRY; TREMOR;

EID: 0031709144     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90174-5     Document Type: Article

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