Validity and reproducibility of the jamar dynamometer in children aged 4-11 years

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 1303-1309

  Van Den Beld, Willeke A ^a   Van Der Sanden, Gitty A C ^a   Sengers, Rob C A ^a   Verbeek, André L M ^a   Gabreëls, Fons J M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; James dynamometer; Muscle; Myopathy; Strength

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE COURSE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOPATHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

AREA UNDER CURVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCULAR DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 33749561119     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280600631047     Document Type: Article

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