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- 77-81
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Maryellen Csuka,
Daniel J. McCarty
(1985).
Simple method for measurement of lower extremity muscle strength.
The American Journal of Medicine
, 78
(1)
, 77-81.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9343(85)90465-6
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- 10.1016/0002-9343(85)90465-6