Maximum grip strength in normal subjects from 20 to 64 years of age

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-200

  Hanten, William P ^a   Chen, Wen Yin ^a   Austin, Alicia Ann ^a   Brooks, Rebecca E ^a   Carter, Harlan Clay ^a   Law, Carol Ann ^a   Morgan, Melanie Kay ^a   Sanders, Donna Jean ^a   Swan, Christe Ann ^a   Vanderslice, Amy Lorraine ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DECISION MAKING; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032856520     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1130(99)80046-5     Document Type: Article

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