Rasch analysis of the ADL scale of the A-ONE

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-60

  Árnadóttir, Guorún ^a,b,c,d   Fisher, Anne G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADLs); Assessment; Cerebrovascular disorders; Dementia

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849166697     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.62.1.51     Document Type: Article

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