Evaluation of sustained grip strength for a stroke patient with a mild paresis

Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-31

  Kamimura, Tomoko ^a   Ikuta, Yoshikazu ^b  

^a PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Hand; Strength; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS;

EID: 0036517517     PISSN: 00182052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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