Reliability of the Hammersmith functional motor scale for spinal muscular atrophy in a multicentric study

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-98

  Mercuri, E ^a,b   Messina, S ^c   Battini, R ^d   Berardinelli, A ^e   Boffi, P ^f   Bono, R ^g   Bruno, C ^h   Carboni, N ^b   Cini, C ^d   Colitto, F ^a   D'Amico, A ⁱ   Minetti, C ^h   Mirabella, M ^a   Mongini, T ^f   Morandi, L ^g   Dlamini, N ^b   Orcesi, S ^e   Pelliccioni, M ^a,j   Pane, M ^a   Pini, A ^k   Swan, A V ^l   Villanova, M ^m   Vita, G ^c   Main, M ^b   Muntoni, F ^b   Bertini, E ⁱ   more..

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^g DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^h G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

ⁱ BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j UILDM   (Italy)

^k MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^l KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^m Nigrisoli Hospital   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Clinical trial; Functional abilities; Hammersmith functional motor scale; Reliability; SMA; Validation

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEREDITARY SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 31944440025     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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