Intra-rater reliability in measuring range of motion in infants with congenital muscular torticollis

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 84-91

  Klackenberg, Eva Perbeck ^a   Elfving, Britt ^b   Haglund Åkerlind, Yvonne ^a   Carlberg, Eva Brogen ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agreement; Lateral flexion; Movement directions; Repeatability; Rotation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GONIOMETRY; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RELIABILITY; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SUPINE POSITION; SWEDEN; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 21244451943     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190510010331     Document Type: Article

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