Alternatives for measuring knee extension strength of the elderly at home

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 434-440

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CHAIR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DYNAMOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SITTING; STANDING;

AGED; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; METHODS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031666566     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921598673062266     Document Type: Article

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