Measuring the impairment consequences of spinal cord injury

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 582-594

  Bode, Rita K ^a,b   Heinemann, Allen W ^a   Chen, David ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Impairment Severity; Rasch Measurement; Spinal Cord Injury

Indexed keywords

NEUROLOGY; STANDARDS;

SPINAL CORD INJURY;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CALIBRATION; HUMANS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARALYSIS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSATION DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032719818     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199911000-00017     Document Type: Article

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