Assessment of functional improvement without compensation reduces variability of outcome measures after human spinal cord injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1518-1529

  Behrman, Andrea L ^a,b   Ardolino, Elizabeth ^c   Vanhiel, Leslie R ^d   Kern, Marcie ^e   Atkinson, Darryn ^e   Lorenz, Douglas J ^f   Harkema, Susan J ^g,h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Magee Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^d SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^e The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Memorial Hermann   (United States)

^f School of Public Health Information Sciences (SPHIS)   (United States)

^g Kentucky Spinal Cord Research Center   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

ⁱ Frazier Rehab Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcome assessment (health care); Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREADMILL; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WALKING;

EID: 84865584178     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.04.027     Document Type: Article

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