Assessment of a disease-specific muscular impairment rating scale in myotonic dystrophy

Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 336-340

  Mathieu, J ^a,b,c   Boivin, H ^a   Meunier, D ^a   Gaudreault, M ^a,b   Begin P ^a,b,c  

^a Centre de readaptation en deficience physique Jonquiere   (Canada)

^b Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Research Unit   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULAR IMPAIRMENT RATING SCALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035852861     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.56.3.336     Document Type: Article

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