Evaluation of an item bank for a computerized adaptive test of activity in children with cerebral palsy

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 589-600

  Haley, Stephen M ^a   Fragala Pinkham, Maria A ^b   Dumas, Helene M ^b   Ni, Pengsheng ^a   Gorton, George E ^c   Watson, Kyle ^d   Montpetit, Kathleen ^e   Bilodeau, Nathalie ^e   Hambleton, Ronald K ^f   Tucker, Carole A ^g  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRANCISCAN HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^e SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^g TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CALIBRATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66749120238     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090007     Document Type: Article

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