Agreement of functional independence measure item scores in patients transferred from one rehabilitation setting to another

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-485

  Kohler, F ^a,b   Dickson, H ^a,c   Redmond, H ^d   Estell, J ^e   Connolly, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Braeside Hospital   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Fairfield Hospital Prairiewood   (Australia)

^e ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Diagnosis related groups; Observer variation; Outcome assessment (health care); Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REHABILITATION CENTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77949386576     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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