The Foot
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 15-20 , March 2007

An evaluation of the reliability and validity of capillary refill time test

  • Nerida L. Klupp

      Affiliations

    • School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, B24 Campbelltown Campus, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 4620 3759; fax: +61 2 4620 3792.
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  • Anne-Maree Keenan

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Chapeltown Rd, Leeds LS7 4SA, United Kingdom

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doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2006.08.006

The Foot
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 15-20 , March 2007

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