Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 2-11 , January 2006

Reliability and Validity of Pinch and Thumb Strength Measurements in de Quervain's Disease

  • Katia Fournier, MSc
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  • Daniel Bourbonnais, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Dr. Daniel Bourbonnais, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain, Site Institut de réadaptation de Montréal, 6300 avenue Darlington, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3S 2J4

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 Part of these results has been presented at the 26th annual meeting of the ASHT held in Hollywood, California, October 9–12, 2003.

PII: S0894-1130(05)00202-4

doi: 10.1197/j.jht.2005.10.002

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 2-11 , January 2006

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