Cross-national and multi-professional inter-rater reliability of the Housing Enabler

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-39

  Iwarsson, Susanne ^a   Nygren, Carita ^a   Slaug, Björn ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Slaug Data Management AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Assessment; Occupational therapy; Physical environment

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RELIABILITY; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 15444365500     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120510027144     Document Type: Article

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