Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 37-42 , January 2007

Influence of Lever Arm and Stabilization on Measures of Hip Abduction and Adduction Torque Obtained by Hand-Held Dynamometry

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PII: S0003-9993(06)01343-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.09.011

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 37-42 , January 2007

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