Development and validation of the Italian version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1194-1203

  Invernizzi, Marco ^a   Carda, Stefano ^a   Milani, Patrizia ^a   Mattana, Flavia ^b   Fletzer, David ^c   Iolascon, Giovanni ^d   Gimigliano, Francesca ^d   Cisari, Carlo ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c ASL Roma D   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^e Rehabilitation Center Mons L Novarese   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italian version of the spinal cord independence measure 3; Spinal cord independence measure 3; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 77952901273     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280903437246     Document Type: Article

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