Measurement error associated with spinal mobility measures in children with and without low-back pain

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1339-1343

  Jones, M A ^a   Stratton, G ^b   Reilly, T ^c   Unnithan, V B ^d  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Physical Education   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Measurement error; Random error; Spinal mobility; Systematic bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE MOBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINE;

EID: 0036986904     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2002.tb02831.x     Document Type: Article

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