A simple bedside test for upper extremity impairment after stroke: Validation of the Utrecht Armhand test

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1338-1343

  Reenen, E Th Kruitwagen Van ^a,b   Post, M W M ^a,b   Mulder Bouwens, K ^b   Visser Meily, J M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arm; Assessment; Motor activity; Outcome assessment; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARM IMPAIRMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRITERION VARIABLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; VALIDATION STUDY; AGED; DISABILITY; HAND STRENGTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARESIS;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARESIS; STROKE;

EID: 70449715577     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280902846855     Document Type: Article

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