Reliability of the modified Rankin Scale across multiple raters: Benefits of a structured interview

Stroke

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 777-781

  Wilson, J T Lindsay ^a   Hareendran, Asha ^b   Hendry, Anne ^c   Potter, Jan ^d   Bone, Ian ^e   Muir, Keith W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c WISHAW GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Disability evaluation; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16844376906     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000157596.13234.95     Document Type: Article

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