Equating rehabilitation outcome scales: Developing common metrics

Journal of Applied Measurement

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-242

  Smith, Richard M ^a,c   Taylor, Patricia A ^b  

^a Data Recognition Corporation   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE SKILLS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CALIBRATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BRAIN INJURIES; CALIBRATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REHABILITATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 3242686880     PISSN: 15297713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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