Reliability of the Box and Block Test of Manual Dexterity for use with patients with fibromyalgia

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 506-510

  Canny, Mark L ^a   Thompson, Jeffrey M ^a   Wheeler, Mikel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; Fibromyalgia; Hand; Motor skills; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HAND; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; REPRODUCIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 68949124910     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.4.506     Document Type: Article

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