Muscle force and muscle torque in humans require different methods when adjusting for differences in body size

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 304-307

  Jaric, Slobodan ^a   Radosavljevic Jaric, Snezana ^a   Johansson, Hakan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allometric; Body mass; Strength; Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELBOW; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HIP; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; ELBOW; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0036653316     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0638-9     Document Type: Article

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