Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 285-289 , May 2007

A comparison of methods for shoulder strength assessment and analysis of Constant score change in patients aged over fifty years in the United Kingdom

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PII: S1058-2746(06)00225-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.08.002

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 285-289 , May 2007

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