Reliability of superficial peroneal, sural, and medial plantar nerve conduction studies: Analysis of statistical methods

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 372-379

  Herrera, Esperanza ^a   Camargo, Diana M ^a   Delgado, Diana C ^a   Salvini, Tania F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bland Altman method; Concordance; Nerve conduction studies; Nerve conduction velocity; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERONEUS NERVE; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SURAL NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERONEAL NERVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349792614     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181baaaea     Document Type: Article

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