Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 1294-1299 , July 2008

The Patient-Specific Functional Scale: Validity in Workers' Compensation Claimants

  • Douglas P. Gross, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    • Workers' Compensation Board in Alberta/Millard Health, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Douglas P. Gross, PhD, 2-50 Corbett Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada
    • ,
  • Michele C. Battié, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    • ,
  • Alexander K. Asante, MScOT

      Affiliations

    • Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, AB, Canada.

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 Supported by the University of Alberta Department of Physical Therapy, Alberta Physical Therapy Association, and the Canada Research Chairs Program.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 authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.Published online June 5, 2008 at www.archives-pmr.org.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00214-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.040

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 1294-1299 , July 2008

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