The reliability of hand held muscle testers with individuals with spinal cord injury

Clinical Kinesiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 71-75

  Aufsesser, Peter M ^a   Horvat, Michael ^b   Austin, Ruth ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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