Assessment of muscular strength with the modified sphygmomanometer test: What is the best method and source of outcome values?;Avaliação da força muscular com o teste do esfigmomanômetro modificado: Qual o melhor método e forma de operacionalização?

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 191-200

  Souza, Lucas A C ^a   Martins, Júlia C ^a   Moura, Juliana B ^a   Teixeira Salmela, Luci F ^a   De Paula, Fátima V R ^a   Faria, Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assessment; Lower extremity; Muscular strength; Rehabilitation; Trunk; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; YOUNG ADULT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901198437     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-35552012005000149     Document Type: Article

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