Measurement properties of the Activities Scale for Kids

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-137

  Young, Nancy L ^a,b   Williams, J Ivan ^c,d   Yoshida, Karen K ^b   Wright, James G ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Disability; Measurement; Pediatrics; Psychometric properties; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034069362     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00113-4     Document Type: Article

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