Hand assessment in older adults with musculoskeletal hand problems: A reliability study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Myers, Helen L ^a   Thomas, Elaine ^a   Hay, Elaine M ^a,b   Dziedzic, Krysia S ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF REPORT; AGED; AGING; DISABILITY; HAND; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

AGED; AGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78650965161     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-3     Document Type: Article

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