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Clinical Technical Note

Reliability of measurements of wrist extension force obtained with a Nicholas Manual Muscle Tester (NMMT)

, RPT, PhD & , RPT, PhD
Pages 281-287 | Accepted 09 Apr 2009, Published online: 16 Apr 2010

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