Spasticity outcome measures in spinal cord injury: Psychometric properties and clinical utility

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-95

  Hsieh, J T C ^a,d   Wolfe, D L ^a,b   Miller, W C ^c   Curt, A ^c  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outcome measures; Reliability; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury; Validity

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

HUMANS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 38949125506     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102125     Document Type: Review

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