Reference intervals of spinal mobility measures in normal individuals: The mobility study

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1218-1224

  Ramiro, Sofia ^a,b   Van Tubergen, Astrid ^c,d   Stolwijk, Carmen ^c,d   Van Der Heijde, Désirée ^e   Royston, Patrick ^f   Landewé, Robert ^a,g   Kvien, Tore K ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA   (Portugal)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SPINE MOBILITY; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; AGE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SPINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84934888214     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204953     Document Type: Article

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