Clinical application of the DEC variables in assessing maximality of muscular effort: Report of 34 patients

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 921-928

  Dvir, Zeevi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clinical; Effort; Identification; Muscle

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS;

NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORTHOPEDICS; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BENCHMARKING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036890416     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200212000-00006     Document Type: Article

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