Construct validity and dimensional structure of the ASIA motor scale

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-45

  Graves, Daniel E ^a   Frankiewicz, Ronald G ^b   Donovan, William H ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ASIA motor scale; Measurement; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN SPINAL INJURY ASSOCIATION MOTOR SCALE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REDUCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; INNERVATION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPLEGIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS;

EID: 33745120184     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2006.11753855     Document Type: Article

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