The effect of the length of observation on test of playfulness scores

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 133-140

  Brentnall, Jennie ^a   Bundy, Anita C ^a   Kay, Fiona Catherine Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Medical Sub Acute Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Measurement; Observational assessment; Test retest reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; RATING SCALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 48649088025     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15394492-20080601-02     Document Type: Article

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