Functional independence measure for children: A comparison of Chinese and Japanese children

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-96

  Wong, Sheila S N ^a   Wong, Virginia C N ^b  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children; Chinese; Functional Independence Measure; Japan; WeeFIM

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHINESE; CHRONOLOGY; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE FOR CHILDREN; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE DATABASE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33845513812     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968306290225     Document Type: Article

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