Reliability and validity of the modified sphygmomanometer test for the assessment of strength of upper limb muscles after stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 697-705

  Martins, Júlia Caetano ^a   Teixeira Salmela, Luci Fuscaldi ^a   Castro E Souza, Lucas Araújo ^a   Aguiar, Larissa Tavares ^a   Lara, Eliza Maria ^a   Moura, Juliana Braga ^a   De Morais Faria, Christina Danielli Coelho ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Muscular strength; Reliability; Stroke; Upper limbs; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STROKE; UPPER LIMB; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84940101741     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: 16512081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1978     Document Type: Article

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