The reliability of a simplified water displacement instrument: A method for measuring arm volume

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-89

  Sagen, Åse ^a   Kåresen, Rolf ^a   Risberg, May Arna ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arm; Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Rehabilitation; Reliability and validity; Water

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RELIABILITY; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SIMPLIFIED WATER DISPLACEMENT INSTRUMENT;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER;

EID: 11444259621     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.12.042     Document Type: Article

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