Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 284-290 , February 2008

ABILOCO: A Rasch-Built 13-Item Questionnaire to Assess Locomotion Ability in Stroke Patients

Presented to the Congrès de la Société Française de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, October 13–15, 2006, Dijon, France.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.155

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 284-290 , February 2008

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