Development and Validation of the Hand Assessment Tool

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-257

  Naidu, Sanjiv H ^a   Panchik, Daniel ^b   Chinchilli, Vernon M ^c  

^a Pinnacle Health Hand Center   (United States)

^b ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITIES OF ARM SHOULDER AND HAND QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HAND ASSESSMENT TOOL; HAND FUNCTION; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 12; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WRIST INJURY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 67650436194     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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