Disability assessment by a single rater or a team: A comparatives study with the Catz-Itzkovich Spinal Cord Independence Measure

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 226-230

  Catz, Amiram ^a   Itzkovich, Malka ^a   Steinberg, Flavia ^a   Philo, Ora ^a   Ring, Haim ^a   Ronen, Jacob ^a   Spasser, Raluca ^a   Gepstein, Reuven ^a   Tamir, Ada ^a  

^a LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Catz Itzkovich SCIM; Functional assessment; Multidisciplinary team; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD LESION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0036742052     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/165019702760279224     Document Type: Article

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