Test-retest reliability of the unified Parkinson's disease rating scale in patients with early Parkinson's disease: Results from a multicenter clinical trial

Movement Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 758-763

  Siderowf, Andrew ^a,e   McDermott, Michael ^b   Kieburtz, Karl ^c   Blindauer, Karen ^d   Plumb, Sandra ^c   Shoulson, Ira ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Parkinson's disease; Test retest reliability; UPDRS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; INDAN DERIVATIVE; RASAGILINE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036651346     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.10011     Document Type: Article

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