Goal attainment scaling as a clinical measurement technique in communication disorders: A critical review

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-239

  Schlosser, Ralf W ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Client progress; Goal attainment scaling; Outcome measurement

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADAPTATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; MOTIVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1942485382     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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