Manual muscle test scores alone provide a limited indication of the functional independence of home care patients

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-152

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional independence; Home care patients; Manual muscle tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032801859     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199906000-00011     Document Type: Article

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