Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 85, Issue 11 , Pages 1804-1810 , November 2004

Metric properties of the ASIA motor score: Subscales improve correlation with functional activities1

  • Ralph J. Marino, MD, MSCE

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Ralph J. Marino, MD, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 25 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Reprints are not available from the author
    • ,
  • Daniel E. Graves, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

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☆ Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education (grant no. H133N000023).

PII: S0003-9993(04)00480-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.04.026

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 85, Issue 11 , Pages 1804-1810 , November 2004

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