The frail elderly functional assessment questionnaire: Its responsiveness and validity in alternative settings

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1572-1576

  Gloth III, F Michael ^a,b   Scheve, Ann A ^a   Shah, Sanjay ^a   Ashton, Rendell ^a,b   McKinney, Robert ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032786062     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90332-5     Document Type: Article

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