Outcome measures for individuals with stroke: Process and recommendations from the American physical therapy association neurology section task force

Physical Therapy

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1383-1396

  Sullivan, Jane E ^a   Crowner, Beth E ^b   Kluding, Patricia M ^c   Nichols, Diane ^d   Rose, Dorian K ^e   Yoshida, Rie ^f   Pinto Zipp, Genevieve ^g  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f Sacred Heart Medical Center   (United States)

^g SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOMETRY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMETRICS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885072298     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20120492     Document Type: Review

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