A computer adaptive testing approach for assessing physical functioning in children and adolescents

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-120

  Haley, Stephen M ^a,d   Ni, Pengsheng ^a   Fragala Pinkham, Maria A ^a   Skrinar, Alison M ^b   Corzo, Deyanira ^c  

^a FRANCISCAN HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b Clinical Research   (United States)

^c GENZYME CORPORATION   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLOTHING; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 2; GROOMING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOBILIZATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE II; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 13844275434     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162205000204     Document Type: Article

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