Measurement of Maximum Voluntary Pinch Strength: Effects of Forearm Position and Outcome Score

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 326-336

  Stegink Jansen, Caroline W ^a   Simper, Vicki Kocian ^d   Stuart Jr , Harry G ^b   Pinkerton, Heather M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b Smithville Regional Hospital   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FORCE; FOREARM; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PINCH STRENGTH; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRENGTH; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0242610924     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/S0894-1130(03)00159-5     Document Type: Article

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