A standardized approach to performing the action research arm test

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-90

  Yozbatiran, Nuray ^a   Der Yeghiaian, Lucy ^a   Cramer, Steven C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Motor System; Recovery; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR SYSTEM; RELIABILITY; STROKE;

AGED; ARM; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARESIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE;

EID: 36849009137     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968307305353     Document Type: Article

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