The value of the isometric hand-grip test - Studies in various autonomic disorders

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 211-218

  Khurana, R K ^a   Setty, A ^b  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Autonomic Reflex Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Diastolic blood pressure; Isometric hand grip; Neural pathways; Sympathetic function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPINE POSITION; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TILTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TILT-TABLE TEST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029958734     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02291136     Document Type: Article

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