Motor Function Measure: portuguese version and relability analysis.
Iwabe C., Miranda-Pfeilsticker BH., Nucci A.
Rev Bras Fisioter 2008. 24 : 15-19
The aim of the study was to translate in Portuguese the MFM and to identify its intra and inter-examiner reliability in Brazilian patients.
Keywords: neuromuscular disorders, motor activity, scales, reliability study
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