Parallel reliability of lumbar-flexion measurements

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 300-311

  Vieira, Edgar R ^a   Coury, Helenice J C G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Measurement reliability; Movement; Posture; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COST; DEVICE; DISTANCIOMETER; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; LUMBAR FLEXION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 16444376663     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.13.4.300     Document Type: Article

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