Interobserver reliability of physical examination of shoulder girdle

Manual Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 152-159

  Nomden, Jettie G ^a   Slagers, Anton J ^a   Bergman, Gert J D ^a   Winters, Jan C ^a   Kropmans, Thomas J B ^b   Dijkstra, Pieter U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Observer; Physical examination; Reliability; Shoulder girdle

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 60649108787     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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