Validation of the walking index for spinal cord injury in a US and European clinical population

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-188

  Ditunno, J F ^a   Scivoletto, G ^b   Patrick, M ^a   Biering Sorensen, F ^c   Abel, R ^d   Marino, R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA IMPAIRMENT SCALE; BRACE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GERMANY; HUMAN; ITALY; LOWER EXTREMITY MOTOR SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING AID; WALKING INDEX FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BRACES; CANES; COHORT STUDIES; CRUTCHES; DENMARK; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GERMANY; HUMANS; ITALY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES; WALKERS; WALKING;

EID: 40449119997     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102071     Document Type: Article

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