Interobserver reliability of the Mallet score

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 324-327

  Van Der Sluijs, Johannes A ^a   Van Doorn Loogman, Mirjam H ^a   Ritt, Marco J P F ^a   Wuisman, Paul I J M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachial palsy; Mallet score; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALLET SCORE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33746896149     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200609000-00004     Document Type: Article

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