Validity of surface measurements to assess craniocervical posture in the sagittal plane: a critical review

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 258-268

  Gadotti, I C ^a   Magee, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CRANIOCERVICAL POSTURE; PHOTOGRAPH; RADIOGRAPH; SAGITTAL PLANE; VALIDITY

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873354918     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328808X309250     Document Type: Review

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