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Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
An International Journal of Physical Therapy
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Clinical Technical Note

Reliability of measurements of hip abduction strength obtained with a hand-held dynamometer

, PhD, RPT, , PhD, RPT, , PhD, RPT, , PhD, MD, , PhD, MD & , PhD, MD
Pages 146-152 | Received 31 Oct 2013, Accepted 29 Jun 2014, Published online: 29 Sep 2014

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