The effects of arm elevation and overnight head-up tilt on forearm and hand volume

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 180-190

  Boland, Robert A ^a   Adams, Roger D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; BODY POSITION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HEAD POSITION; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECUMBENCY; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0031829270     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1130(98)80036-7     Document Type: Article

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