Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 632-637 , May 2007

Reliability of the Clinical Outcome Variables Scale When Administered Via Telephone to Assess Mobility in People With Spinal Cord Injury

  • Ruth N. Barker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Spinal Outreach Team, Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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  • Delena I. Amsters, MPhyt

      Affiliations

    • Spinal Outreach Team, Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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  • Melissa D. Kendall, MHumSrv

      Affiliations

    • Transitional Rehabilitation Program, Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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  • Kiley J. Pershouse, BSocWk

      Affiliations

    • Spinal Outreach Team, Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Kiley J. Pershouse, BSocWk, Spinal Outreach Team, PO Box 6053, Buranda, Queensland, 4102, Australia
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  • Terry P. Haines, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Queensland and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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 Supported by the Queensland Health and the Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation.

 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.

PII: S0003-9993(07)00169-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.02.032

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 632-637 , May 2007

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