Reproducibility and repeatability: Errors of three groups of physiotherapists in locating spinal levels by palpation

Manual Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 223-232

  Billis, E V ^a   Foster, N E ^a,b,c   Wright, C C ^c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAMIA   (Greece)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PALPATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINE;

EID: 0142214883     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1356-689X(03)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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