Assessment of disability in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1413-1430

  Furlan, Julio C ^a,c,d   Noonan, Vanessa ^b   Singh, Anoushka ^c   Fehlings, Michael G ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

clinical research; disability; spinal cord injury; systematic review

Indexed keywords

10-M WALK TEST; 6-MIN WALK TEST; CINAHL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMUNITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CRITERION VALIDITY; DISABILITY; EMBASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEDLINE; MODIFIED BARTHEL INDEX; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRY; QUADRIPLEGIA INDEX OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CENTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY MEASURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TIMED UP GO; WALKING INDEX FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 79960759538     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1148     Document Type: Review

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