Reliability of the North Star Ambulatory Assessment in a multicentric setting

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 458-461

  Mazzone, E S ^a   Messina, S ^a,b   Vasco, G ^a   Main, M ^c   Eagle, M ^d   D'Amico, A ^e   Doglio, L ^f   Politano, L ^g   Cavallaro, F ^b   Frosini, S ^h   Bello, L ⁱ   Magri, F ^j   Corlatti, A ^k   Zucchini, E ^l   Brancalion, B ^m   Rossi, F ⁿ   Ferretti, M ^o   Motta, M G ^o   Cecio, M R ^g   Berardinelli, A ^o   Alfieri, P ^a,e   Mongini, T ⁿ   Pini, A ^l   Astrea, G ^h   Battini, R ^h   Comi, G ^j   Pegoraro, E ⁱ   Morandi, L ^k   Pane, M ^a   Angelini, C ⁱ   Bruno, C ^f   Villanova, M ^m   Vita, G ^b   Donati, M A ^p   Bertini, E ^e   Mercuri, E ^a,c   more..

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Molecular Medicine   (Italy)

^f G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^g SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^j FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^k DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^l MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^m Nigrisoli Hospital   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Function; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORTH STAR AMBULATORY ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEG; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEO RECORDING; WALKING;

EID: 67649842377     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.06.368     Document Type: Article

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