Cross-cultural validity of a naturalistic observational assessment of childrenaposs hand skills: A study using rasch analysis

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 631-637

  Chien, Chi Wen ^a   Brown, Ted ^b   McDonald, Rachael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Motor skills; Outcome assessment (healthcare); Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 79961150658     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0827     Document Type: Article

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