A description of single case design - As an example to evaluate the effect of warm-up and stretching on hamstring flexibility in a clinical setting

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-26

  Sharma, Jagannath ^a   White, Colin ^a   Senjyu, Hideaki ^b  

^a Physiotherapy Department   (United Kingdom)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hamstring flexibility; Single case design; Warm up and stretching

Indexed keywords

EID: 23144465884     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.16.21     Document Type: Article

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