The AuSpinal: A test of hand function for people with tetraplegia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-229

  Coates, S K ^a,b   Harvey, L A ^c,d   Dunlop, S A ^b   Allison, G T ^a,e  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

hand function; outcome assessment; spinal cord injury; tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSPINAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REHABILITATION PATIENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 79551685492     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2010.86     Document Type: Article

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