Muscle Torque Relationships between Hand-Held Dynamometry and Isokinetic Measurements in Children Ages 9 to 11

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 77-82

  Hill, Cathy ^a   Croce, Ron ^a   Miller, John ^a   Cleland, Fran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030530197     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-199605000-00003     Document Type: Article

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