The reliability of a self-reported measure of disease, impairment, and function in persons with spinal cord dysfunction

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 378-387

  Hoenig, Helen ^a,c   McIntyre, Lauren ^a   Sloane, Richard ^a   Branch, Laurence G ^a   Truncali, Andrea ^b   Horner, Ronnie D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0031949276     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90137-X     Document Type: Article

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