Comparison of the 40-item amyotrophic lateral sclerosis assessment questionnaire (ALSAQ-40) with a short-form five-item version (ALSAQ-5) in a longitudinal survey

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 266-272

  Jenkinson, Crispin ^a   Fitzpatrick, R ^a   Swash, M ^b   Jones, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTAL MAIL; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COMMUNICATION; DRINKING; EATING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33947417771     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215506071123     Document Type: Article

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