Using the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III to measure functional recovery in a post-acute spinal cord injury program

Spinal Cord

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 380-387

  Ackerman, P ^a   Morrison, S A ^a   McDowell, S ^a   Vazquez, L ^a  

^a SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Day program; Post acute rehabilitation; Recovery of function; SCIM; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REHABILITATION NURSING; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952238027     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.140     Document Type: Article

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