Assessing upper limb function in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 775-784

  Lamers, Ilse ^a   Feys, Peter ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Outcome assessment (health care); Psychometric properties; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DETERIORATION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STRENGTH; DISABILITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; UPPER LIMB; ARM DISEASE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; PREVALENCE; VALIDITY;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84902184213     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458514525677     Document Type: Review

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