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Original Research

Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of cervical active range of movement in young asymptomatic adults using inertial sensors

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Pages 1071-1077 | Received 09 Aug 2019, Accepted 20 Nov 2019, Published online: 02 Dec 2019

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