A study of force and cross-sectional area of adductor pollicis muscle in female hip fracture patients

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 999-1002

  Phillips, S K ^a   Woledge, R C ^a   Bruce, S A ^a   Young, A ^b   Levy, D ^b   Yeo, A ^c   Martin, F C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; THUMB; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0031877321     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02756.x     Document Type: Article

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