Strength post-spinal cord injury: Myometer vs manual muscle test

Spinal Cord

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 543-548

  Herbison, Gerald J ^a   Isaac, Zacharia ^a   Cohen, Michelle E ^a   Ditunno Jr , John F ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Manual muscle test; Myometer; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0029778193     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.98     Document Type: Article

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