Can the ABILHAND handle manual ability in MS?

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 806-815

  Barrett, L E ^a   Cano, S J ^a   Zajicek, J P ^a   Hobart, J C ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

manual ability; Multiple sclerosis; psychometric methods; Rasch measurement theory; rating scales

Indexed keywords

ABILHAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EVALUATION STUDY; HAND; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84877610283     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512462919     Document Type: Article

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