Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 240-247 , December 2011

Reliability and validity of the AutoCAD software method in lumbar lordosis measurement

  • Amir Letafatkar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • PhD Student in Sport Medicine, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Tehran, North Amirabad Street, Tehran, Iran. Tel.: +21 61115227; fax: +21 66224431.
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  • Ramin Amirsasan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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  • Zahra Abdolvahabi, MA

      Affiliations

    • Physical Education Instructor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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  • Malihe Hadadnezhad, PhD

      Affiliations

    • PhD Student in Sport Medicine, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Received 8 June 2010 ,Revised 27 January 2011 ,Accepted 21 February 2011.

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PII: S1556-3707(11)00146-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2011.02.003

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 240-247 , December 2011

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