Reliability of the clinical examination: How close is "close enough"?

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 488-491

  Wainner, Robert S ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0141841811     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2003.33.9.488     Document Type: Editorial

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