Intra- and interrater reliability of the Ergo-Kit functional capacity evaluation method in adults without musculoskeletal complaints

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2354-2360

  Gouttebarge, Vincent ^a   Wind, Haije ^a   Kuijer, P Paul ^a   Sluiter, Judith K ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal system; Outcome assessment (health care); Rehabilitation; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LIFTING EFFORT; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 28844477459     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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