Outcome measure for paediatric rehabilitation: Use of the functional independence measure for children (WeeFIM). A pilot study in Chinese children with neurodevelopmental disabilities

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-28

  Yung, Ada ^a   Wong, Virginia ^b   Yeung, R ^c   Yuen, S M ^c   Ng, S L ^c   Tse, S F ^c   Wong, E ^c   Chan, A ^c  

^a The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NONE

Author keywords

children; disabilities; functional independence measure; rehabilitation; WeeFIM

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052490451     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136384999289649     Document Type: Article

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