Test-retest reliability of isokinetic strength and endurance tests in patients with intermittent claudication

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 275-278

  Ritti Dias, Raphael Mendes ^a   Basyches, Márcio ^b   Câmara, Lucas ^b   Puech Leao, Pedro ^b   Battistella, Linamara ^b   Wolosker, Nelson ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Isokinetic; Peripheral artery disease; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TORQUE;

EID: 77955907259     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1358863X10371415     Document Type: Article

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