Reproducibility of natural head position measured with an inclinometer

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 451-454

  Üşümez, Serdar ^a   Orhan, Metin ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; ADOLESCENT; BODY POSTURE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD; HEAD MOVEMENT; HISTOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0038102960     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mod.2003.71     Document Type: Article

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