A portable neuromuscular function assessment for studying recovery from hip fracture

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-176

  Fox, Kathleen M ^a   Felsenthal, Gerald ^b   Hebel, J Richard ^b   Zimmerman, Sheryt Itkin ^b   Magaziner, Jay ^b  

^a Medco Containment Services   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GAIT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0030045919     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90163-X     Document Type: Article

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