Commentary on "past and Present Issues in Rasch analysis: The FIM revisited

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 958-960

  Heinemann, Allen W ^a,b   Deutsch, Anne ^a,b  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; STROKE;

HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE;

EID: 80155193011     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0878     Document Type: Note

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