Validity and reliability of the purdue pegboard test in carpal tunnel syndrome

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-177

  Amirjani, Nasim ^a   Ashworth, Nigel L ^a   Olson, Jaret L ^a   Morhart, Michael ^a   Chan, K Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Criterion validity; Hand function; Purdue pegboard test; Test retest reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURDUE PEGBOARD TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751660349     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21856     Document Type: Article

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