Reliability of three lumbar sagittal motion measurement methods: Surface inclinometers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-223

  Chen, Shu Pi C ^a   Samo, Daniel G ^d,e,f,g   Chen, Edwin H ^b   Crampton, Arthur R ^e,f   Conrad, Karen M ^c   Egan, Linda ^e   Mitton, Joseph ^d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b School of Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Occup Med Evanston/Glenbrook A   (United States)

^e EVANSTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g OMEGA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031004338     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199703000-00011     Document Type: Article

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