Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 5 , Pages 656-660 , May 2006

Psychometric Properties of a Modified Wolf Motor Function Test for People With Mild and Moderate Upper-Extremity Hemiparesis

  • Jill Whitall, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jill Whitall, PhD, Dept of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 100 Penn St, Baltimore, MD 21201
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  • Douglas N. Savin Jr, MPT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Michelle Harris-Love, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Human Cortical Physiology Section, Bethesda, MD
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  • Sandra McCombe Waller, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

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 Supported by the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133G010111) and the Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, National Institute on Aging (grant no. P6012583).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.02.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 5 , Pages 656-660 , May 2006

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