The Interrater Reliability of A Functional Capacity Evaluation: The Physical Work Performance Evaluation

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-129

  Durand, Marie José ^a,b   Loisel, Patrick ^a,b   Poitras, Stéphane ^c   Mercier, Richard ^d   Stock, Susan R ^e   Lemaire, Jacques ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Disability Prevention Research and Training Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Complexe Physio Mouvement Sante ^*  (Canada)

^e INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^f HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back pain; Functional Capacity Evaluation; Interrater reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL WORK PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; RELIABILITY; ROTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRUNK; WORK CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTURE; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 1842472103     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOOR.0000018328.35521.e8     Document Type: Article

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