Reliability of lower extremity isokinetic strength testing in adults with stroke

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 601-607

  Pohl, P S ^a   Startzell, J K ^a   Duncan, P W ^a   Wallace, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; STROKE; TORQUE;

EID: 0033663806     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215500cr367oa     Document Type: Article

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