Reliability of the V-scope system in the measurement of arm movement in children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 913-917

  Bialocerkowski, Andrea E ^a   Wrigley, Tim ^a   Galea, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SHOULDER; THORAX; TRUNK;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750170406     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001216220600199X     Document Type: Article

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