Issues for the Selection of Wheelchair-Specific Activity and Participation Outcome Measures: A Review

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1177-1186

  Mortenson, William B ^a,b,c   Miller, William C ^b,c,d   Auger, Claudine ^e,f  

^a Vancouver Coastal Health   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^d INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON REPAIR DISCOVERIES   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Outcome assessment; Rehabilitation; Review literature publication type ; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CINAHL; DISABILITY; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SEAT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHEELCHAIR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 43949091453     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.01.010     Document Type: Review

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