A comparison of two functional tests in quadriplegia: The quadriplegia index of function and the functional independence measure

Spinal Cord

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 832-837

  Yavuz, N ^a   Tezyurek M ^b   Akyuz M ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Ankara Rehabilitation Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Functional assessment; Quadriplegia; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345490879     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100726     Document Type: Article

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