A Systematic Literature Review of Outcome Measures for Upper Extremity Function Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health as Reference

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Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 846-860

  Velstra, Inge Marie ^a   Ballert, Carolina Saskia ^a   Cieza, Alarcos ^b  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; CONTENT VALIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUADRIPLEGIA; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 80053191774     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.03.014     Document Type: Review

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