Isometric strength measurements of knee extensors in women with osteoarthritis of the knee

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 328-331

  Wessel, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Isometric contraction; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0029917864     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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