Adaptation of the functional independence measure for use in Turkey

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 311-319

  Küçükdeveci, Ayse A ^a,c   Yavuzer, Günes ^a   Elhan, Atilla H ^a   Sonel, Birkan ^a   Tennant, Alan ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION; RELIABILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TURKEY;

EID: 17344393905     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921501676877265     Document Type: Article

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