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Stroke Assessment Scales: Guidelines for Development, Validation, and Reliability Assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Robert Côté ,
Renaldo N. Battista ,
Christina M. Wolfson  and
Vladimir Hachinski
Robert Côté*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University and the Divisions of Clinical Epidemiology and Neurology, Montreal General Hospital
Renaldo N. Battista
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University and the Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Montreal General Hospital
Christina M. Wolfson
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University
Vladimir Hachinski
Affiliation:
Investigative Stroke Unit, University Hospital, London
*
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A4
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Abstract:

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The validity and reliability of clinical instruments, including clinical scales, need to be determined. This paper presents guidelines for development, validation, and reliability assessment of stroke assessment scales.

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Special Features And Reviews
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , August 1988 , pp. 261 - 265
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1988

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