Posture effects on grip strength

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1154-1156

  Richards, Lorie G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0030922851     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90143-X     Document Type: Article

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