Intra-tester and inter-tester reliability of the MicroFET 3 hand-held dynamometer

Physiotherapy Practice and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-18

  Clarke, M N ^a   Ni Mhuircheartaigh, D A ^a   Walsh, G M ^a   Walsh, J M ^a,b   Meldrum, D ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Muscle strength; Muscle strength dynamometer; Reliability of results

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013611990     PISSN: 22130683     EISSN: 22130691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PPR-2011-32103     Document Type: Article

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