Evaluation of upper extremity motor function tests in tetraplegics

Spinal Cord

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 51-64

  Van Tuijl, J H ^a   Janssen Potten, Y J M ^a   Seelen, H A M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arm hand function; Review, spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia; Upper extremity function

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRENGTH; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARM; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036160672     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101261     Document Type: Review

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