Isometric strength measurements in children with arthritis: Reliability and relation to function
Arthritis & RheumatismPublished 1 August 1999
Jean Wessel, Cara Kaup, Jean Fan, Ross Ehalt, Janet Ellsworth, Coral Speer
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Isometric strength can be reliably measured in children with arthritis in a clinical setting, and the relationship between strength and function was determined with Pearson and Spearman correlations.
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Isometric strength can be reliably measured in children with arthritis in a clinical setting.
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