Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 41-46 , August 2000

Isokinetic Muscle Testing: Reflections on Future Venues

  • Zeevi Dvir, PhD, LLB

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence to: Prof. Zeevi Dvir, Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Isreal 69978.

Received 1 November 1999

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PII: S1013-7025(00)18002-9

doi: 10.1016/S1013-7025(00)18002-9

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 41-46 , August 2000

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