Activity rating scales in adult muscle disease: what do they actually measure?
Seedat F, James MK, Rose MR.
Muscle Nerve. 2014. 50(1):14-23.
Literature review of activity rating scales used for muscle disease and assessed their content by linking scale items to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and the muscle regions they cover.
Keywords: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; functional rating scales; muscle disease; outcome measures; systematic review
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