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A Comparison of Five Stroke Scales with Measures of Disability, Handicap, and Quality of Life
Stroke 24:1178-1181, DeHaan,R.,et al, 1993
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Article Abstract
Stroke scales only partly explain functional health.The impact of impairments on functional outcomes seems to be underestimated by the stroke scale weights.The correlation patterns give empirical support to the hierarchial structure of the International Classification of Impairments,Disabilities and Handicaps.
 
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