Inter-rater reliability of the Nottingham method of stereognosis assessment

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-159

  Gaubert, C S ^a   Mockett, S P ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; STROKE;

EID: 0034066358     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921500677422368     Document Type: Article

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