Reliability of the Functional Independence Measure for children in normal Thai children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-137

  Jongjit, Jithathai ^a   Komsopapong, Ladda ^a   Saikaew, Thedkean ^a   Wanich, Udomporn ^b   Chewapanich, Suliphon ^b   Udomsubpayakul, Umaporn ^c   Ruangdaraganon, Nichara ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Functional capacity; Functional Independence Measure for children; Thai children

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE FOR CHILDREN; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THAILAND;

EID: 33645392009     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2006.02183.x     Document Type: Article

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