Assessment of disabilities in stroke patients with apraxia: Internal consistency and inter-observer reliability

Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-70

  Van Heugten, C M ^a   Dekker, J ^b   Deelman, B G ^c   Stehmann Saris, J C ^d   Kinebanian, A ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d School for Occupational Therapy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apraxia; Assessment; Disabilities; Inter observer reliability; Internal consistency; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RELIABILITY; STROKE;

EID: 0033012570     PISSN: 02761599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944929901900104     Document Type: Article

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