Hip abductor and knee extensor muscle strength of children with and without down syndrome

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 18-26

  Mercer, Vicki Stemmons ^a   Lewis, Cynthia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Physical Therapy Education ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Down syndrome physiopathology; Isometric contraction physiology; Muscles physiopathology; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DOWN SYNDROME; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

EID: 0035104065     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001577-200104000-00004     Document Type: Article

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