A critical examination of selected hand-held dynamometers to assess isometric muscle strength

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-165

  Aufsesser, Peter ^a   Horvat, Michael ^b   Croce, Ron ^c,d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMOMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0029924066     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.13.2.153     Document Type: Review

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