Grip and pinch strength in relation to function in denervated hands

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-328

  Rajkumar, P ^a   Premkumar, R ^a   Richard, J ^a  

^a Schieffelin Lepro Res/Train Ctr   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FINGER; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND; HAND DISEASE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036825463     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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