Reliability, validity and factor structure of the upper limb subscale of the Motor Assessment Scale (UL-MAS) in adults following stroke

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-116

  Lannin, Natasha A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0842323828     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963828032000157970     Document Type: Article

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