Lower extremity isometric strength in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 947-953

  Saarinen, Jaana ^a   Lehtonen, Krista ^a   Mälkiä, Esko ^b   Lahdenne, Pekka ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

CERT; Fixed dynamometer; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDREN EFFORT RATING TABLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOMETRICS; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 57249108538     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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