Reliability and Validity of the Dynamic Gait Index in Persons With Chronic Stroke

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1410-1415

  Jonsdottir, Johanna ^a   Cattaneo, Davide ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balance; Gait; Rehabilitation; Reliability and validity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAY HOSPITAL; DISEASE COURSE; GAIT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WALKING AID; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 35448978213     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.109     Document Type: Article

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