An exploration of hand strength and sensation in community elders

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-136

  Bear Lehman, Jane ^a   Miller, Patricia A ^a   Adler, Marlo ^b   Buonocore, Jennifer Murray ^c   Coles, Nancy ^d   Kneafsey, Barbara Sweeney ^c   Katz Sillman, Faygie ^c   Sherman Amsel, Hindy ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^d NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Grip strength; Light touch sensation; Pinch strength; Semmes Weinstein monofilaments

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRESSURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN SENSATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TOUCH; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0038193777     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-200304000-00006     Document Type: Article

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