Relationships among grip strength, work capacity, and recovery

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-70

  Wolf, Lynne D ^a   Matheson, Leonard N ^b   Ford, Dorian D ^c   Kwak, Anita L ^c  

^a Highline Hand Therapy   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Southwest Hand Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

fatigue; functional test; grip strength; repetitive work; work capacity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0029982372     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02110394     Document Type: Article

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