Scoring transfer and locomotion independence of home care patients: Barthel versus Functional Independence Measure

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-66

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Barthel Index; Functional Independence Measure; Locomotion; Transfer; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032923852     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199903000-00009     Document Type: Article

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