The graded redefined assessment of strength sensibility and prehension: Reliability and validity

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 905-914

  Kalsi Ryan, Sukhvinder ^a,b,e,f   Beaton, Dorcas ^a,b,e,h   Curt, Armin ^j   Duff, Susan ⁱ   Popovic, Milos R ^b,c,d,e,g   Rudhe, Claudia ^j   Fehlings, Michael G ^a,d,e,f   Verrier, Mary C ^a,b,d,e,g  

^a Department of Physical Therapy ^*  (Canada)

^b Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Neuroscience Program   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^g TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

ⁱ THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

impairment; outcome measures; tetraplegia; upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPABILITIES OF UPPER EXTREMITY QUESTIONNAIRE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; GRADED REDEFINED ASSESSMENT OF STRENGTH SENSIBILITY AND PREHENSION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF NEUROLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF SPINAL CORD INJURY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INDEPENDENCE MEASURE II; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRIPLEGIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858386593     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1504     Document Type: Article

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