Interexaminer Agreement for Muscle Palpation Procedures: The Efficacy of a Calibration Program

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 289-294

  Conti, Paulo César Rodrigues ^a,b,c   Dos Santos, Carlos Neanes ^a,d   Lauris, José Roberto Pereira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Prosthodontics   (Brazil)

^c American Academy of Orofacial Pain   (United States)

^d University of Sergipe   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NECK MUSCLE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CALIBRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; NECK MUSCLES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALPATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME;

EID: 0036776830     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08869634.2002.11746221     Document Type: Article

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