Therapists' conceptualization and characterization of the clinical concept of spinal stiffness

Physical Therapy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-300

  Maher, Christopher G ^a   Simmonds, Maureen ^a   Adams, Roger ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Lumbar spine; Palpation; Semantics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALCULATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RELIABILITY; SPINE DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031977092     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/78.3.289     Document Type: Article

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