Questionnaire for Persons with a Transfemoral Amputation (Q-TFA): Initial validity and reliability of a new outcome measure

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 695-705

  Hagberg, Kerstin ^a   Brånemark, Rickard ^b   Hägg, Olle ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amputation; Artificial limbs; Lower limb; Osseointegration; Outcome assessment; Prosthesis and implants; Questionnaires; Reliability and validity; Walking

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SURGERY; SURVEYS;

HEALTH SURVEYS; MOBILITY PROBLEMS; TRANFEMORAL AMPUTATION;

PROSTHETICS;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REGENERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8644288107     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2003.11.0167     Document Type: Article

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