Walking index for spinal cord injury version 2 (WISCI-II) with repeatability of the 10-m walk time: Inter- and intrarater reliabilities

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-15

  Marino, Ralph J ^a   Scivoletto, Giorgio ^b   Patrick, Mary ^a   Tamburella, Federica ^b   Read, Mary Schmidt ^a,c   Burns, Anthony S ^a   Hauck, Walter ^d   Ditunno, John ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d Sycamore Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Outcome Assessment; Reliability; Spinal Cord Injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 73949136297     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181c560eb     Document Type: Article

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