The ADL taxonomy - From individual categorical data to ordinal categorical data

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-20

  Sonn, Ulla ^a   Törnquist, Kristina ^b   Svensson, Elisabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADL; Measurements; Occupational therapy; Ordinal data; Rating scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037757486     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110381299443807     Document Type: Article

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