Relationship between hand size, grip strength and dynamometer position in women

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 137-142

  Fiebert, I M ^a   Roach, K E ^a   Fromdahl, J W ^a   Moyer, J D ^a   Pfeiffer, F F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Grip; Grip strength; Hand size; Jamar dynamometer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031829603     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-1998-10305     Document Type: Article

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