Standardized assessment of walking capacity after spinal cord injury: The European network approach

Neurological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-73

  Van Hedel, H J A ^a,b   Wirz, M ^a,b   Dietz, V ^a,b  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b EM SCI Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gait; Guidelines; Instructions; Neurorehabilitation; SCI; Standardization; Timed walking test; WISCI II

Indexed keywords

BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FACE VALIDITY; FUNCTION TEST; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING AID;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 44449105548     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164107X230775     Document Type: Conference Paper

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