Sensitivity and specificity of the blankenship FCE system's indicators of submaximal effort

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 161-168

  Brubaker, Perry N ^a   Fearon, Frank J ^b   Smith, Stephen M ^b   Mckibben, Richard J ^c   Alday, James ^a   Andrews, Stacie S ^d   Clarke, Everald ^e   Shaw Jr , George L ^f  

^a North Georgia College and State University ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA   (United States)

^c EMG of Georgia Inc   (United States)

^d Stevens County Hospital   (United States)

^e Walton Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^f PIEDMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; False positives; Functional capacity evaluation; Sincerity of effort; Work related injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147186251     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2007.2261     Document Type: Article

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