A Comparison of Hand‐Held Isometric Strength Measurement with Isokinetic Muscle Strength Measurement in the Elderly

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 53-56

  Reed, Richard L ^a,b   Den Hartog, Robert ^d   Yochum, Kathleen ^a   Pearlmutter, Lori ^d   Ruttinger, A Clark ^a,b   Mooradian, Arshag D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRICS; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0027403959     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb05949.x     Document Type: Article

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