Psychometric properties of the activities-specific balance confidence scale among individuals with a lower-limb amputation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 656-661

  Miller, William C ^a   Deathe, A Barry ^b   Speechley, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amputation; Balance; Rehabilitation; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; WALKING;

EID: 0037991451     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(03)04807-4     Document Type: Article

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