Peak torque, average power, and hamstrings/quadriceps ratios in nondisabled adults and adults with mental retardation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-372

  Croce, Ronald V ^a,d   Pitetti, Kenneth H ^b   Horvat, Michael ^c   Miller, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d New Hampshire Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; DYNAMOMETRY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

EID: 0029930114     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90086-6     Document Type: Article

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