The validity and reliability of the Perometer in evaluating human knee volume

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 352-358

  Man, Ivy O W ^a   Markland, Kate L ^a   Morrissey, Matthew C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oedema; Optoelectronic device; Swelling; Volume assessment tools; Water volumetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CALCULATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 8844219726     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2004.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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