Development of a functional assessment measure for manual wheelchair users

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-307

  Stanley, Rhonda K ^a   Stafford, Deborah J ^b   Rasch, Elizabeth ^b   Rodgers, Mary M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Assessment; Function; Independence; Wheelchair users

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; WHEELCHAIRS;

MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS;

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHEELCHAIR; WHEELCHAIR USERS FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0041730730     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2003.07.0301     Document Type: Article

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