Interobserver Reliability in Physical Examination of the Cervical Spine in Patients With Headache

@article{vanSuijlekom2000InterobserverRI,
  title={Interobserver Reliability in Physical Examination of the Cervical Spine in Patients With Headache},
  author={Hans A. van Suijlekom and Henrica C.W. de Vet and Suzanne G.M. Van Den Berg and Wilhelm E. J. Weber},
  journal={Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain},
  year={2000},
  volume={40}
}
Objective.—To assess interobserver reliability of two expert headache neurologists when examining the cervical spine of patients with headache. 
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