Inter-rater reliability of physical examinations in a prospective study of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1014-1018

  Smith, Caroline K ^a   Bonauto, David K ^a   Silverstein, Barbara A ^a   Wilcox, Dana ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER; WRIST;

EID: 77957997192     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181f4396b     Document Type: Article

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