Test-retest and alternate forms reliability of the assisting hand assessment

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 886-891

  Holmefur, Marie ^a,b   Aarts, Pauline ^c   Hoare, Brian ^d   Krumlinde Sundholm, Lena ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^c Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen ^*  (Netherlands)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assisting Hand Assessment; Cerebral palsy; Hand function; Outcome assessment; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTING HAND ASSESSMENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70350325570     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0448     Document Type: Article

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