Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 10 , Pages 1365-1370 , October 2006

Reliability and Agreement of 5 Ergo-Kit Functional Capacity Evaluation Lifting Tests in Subjects With Low Back Pain

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.05.028

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 10 , Pages 1365-1370 , October 2006

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