Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 408-413 , July 2005

Interobserver Reliability of Neck-Mobility Measurement by Means of the Flock-of-Birds Electromagnetic Tracking System

  • Nienke Assink

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    • Centre for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Nienke Assink, Centre for Rehabilitation, University Hospital Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Postbus 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
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  • Gert J.D. Bergman, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Rehabilitation, University Medical Centre Groningen, and Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Bianca Knoester, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Jan C. Winters, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Rehabilitation, University Medical Centre Groningen, and Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Pieter U. Dijkstra, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Klaas Postema, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Received 22 April 2004 ,Revised 7 October 2004

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 Financial support was received from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) (grant number 904-65-901) and “Stichting Anna Fonds.”

PII: S0161-4754(05)00170-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.06.009

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 408-413 , July 2005

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