Reliability of Thumb Web Measurements

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-63

  Murugkar, Prashant M ^a,d   Brandsma, J Wim ^b   Anderson, A M ^c   Gurung, Khadka ^b   Pun, Yam ^b  

^a MANIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b Green Pastures Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre Nepal   (Nepal)

^c International Nepal Fellowship   (Nepal)

^d Jai Vijay Society   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL INTERMETACARPAL ANGLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DERIVED INTERMETACARPAL ANGLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETACARPAL DISTANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METACARPAL BONE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THUMB; THUMB WEB MEASUREMENT;

EID: 1242291822     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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