A Rasch-Validated Version of the Upper Extremity Functional Index for Interval-Level Measurement of Upper Extremity Function
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Therapy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0031-9023,1538-6724
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130041