Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination and patient self-report measures for cervical radiculopathy

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-62

  Wainner, Robert S ^a   Fritz, Julie M ^a   Irrgang, James J ^a   Boninger, Michael L ^a   Delitto, Anthony ^a   Allison, Stephen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Clinical examination; Diagnostic accuracy; Diagnostic test cluster; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037226841     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200301010-00014     Document Type: Article

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