Interrater reliability of flexicurve postural measures among novice users

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-36

  Hinman, Martha R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Kyphosis; Lordosis; Postural assessment; Posture; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLOTHING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FLEXICURVE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SPINE DISEASE; STANDING; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 2342586032     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/bmr-2004-17107     Document Type: Article

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