Responsiveness of the movement ability measure: A self-report instrument proposed for assessing the effectiveness of physical therapy intervention

Physical Therapy

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 917-924

  Allen, Diane D ^a,b  

^a SAMUEL MERRITT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOVEMENT ABILITY MEASURE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 34347343919     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20060198     Document Type: Article

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