Commentary on past and present isues in rasch analysis: The FIM revisited

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-92

  Connell, Louise ^a   Sutton, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY;

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

EID: 84855902737     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0925     Document Type: Letter

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