Psychometric evaluation of the Italian version of the Berg Balance Scale in rehabilitation inpatients

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 181-189

  Ottonello, M ^a,c   Ferriero, G ^b   Benevolo, E ^a   Sessarego, P ^a   Dughi, D ^b  

^a Scientific Institute   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balance; Measurement; Rating scales; Reha bilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; BONE DISEASE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EQUIPMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1642398066     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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