Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM®): A preliminary study in nondisabled Japanese children

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-44

  Liu, Meigen ^a,c   Toikawa, Hiroyuki ^b   Seki, Masaru ^b   Domen, Kazuhisa ^b   Chino, Naoichi ^b  

^a Saitama Pref Gen Rehab Center   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional assessment; Norms; Pediatrics; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; CORRELATION METHODS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PEDIATRICS;

FUNCTION INDEPENDENCE MEASURE FOR CHILDREN (WEEFIM);

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEPENDENCE; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; RELIABILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR SKILLS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0031891568     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199801000-00006     Document Type: Article

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