Reliability of measurements of wrist extension force obtained with a Nicholas Manual Muscle Tester (NMMT)

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 281-287

  Grooten, Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas ^a   Äng, Björn Olov ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; WRIST;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951289556     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593980903015276     Document Type: Article

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