Test-retest, inter-assessor and intra-assessor reliability of the modified Touwen examination

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 328-333

  Peters, Lieke H J ^a   Maathuis, Karel G B ^a   Kouw, Eva ^a   Hamming, Marjolein ^a   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Minor neurological dysfunction; Reliability; School age; Touwen examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; MODIFIED TOUWEN EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VIDEOTAPE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CRANIAL NERVES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 43549097596     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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