The Upper Limb Functional Index: Development and Determination of Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 328-349

  Gabel, C Philip ^a   Michener, Lori A ^a   Burkett, Brendan ^b   Neller, Anne ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33746009961     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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