Variability in modified rankin scoring across a large cohort of international observers

Stroke

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2975-2979

  Quinn, Terence J ^a   Dawson, Jesse ^a   Walters, Matthew R ^a   Lees, Kennedy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Modified Rankin Score; Outcome assessment; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RELIABILITY; STROKE; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; VIDEORECORDING; CERTIFICATION; DISABILITY; EUROPE; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EUROPE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55749107613     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.515262     Document Type: Article

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