Reliability of static standing balance in nondisabled children: Comparison of two methods of measurement

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-20

  Baker, Christine P ^a   Newstead, Ann H ^c   Mossberg, Kurt A ^a   Nicodemus, Clarence L ^b  

^a School of Allied Health Sciences

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Development; Postural stability; Postural sway; Stance

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 80051966173     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518429809078611     Document Type: Article

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