Disturbed grip-force control following cerebral lesions

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-40

  Hermsdörfer, Joachim ^a,c   Mai, Norbert ^b  

^a KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Entwicklungsgruppe Klin N   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DEVICE; FORCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030014961     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1130(96)80009-3     Document Type: Article

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