Effects of dominance, body mass index and age on grip and pinch strength

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 219-223

  Ertem, Kadir ^a   Inan, Muharrem ^a   Yologlu, Saim ^a   Elmali, Nurzat ^a   Harma, Ahmet ^a   Sahin, Sükrü ^a   Bora, Arslan ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dynamometry; Grip; Muscle strength; Pinch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DYNAMOMETRY; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0842328546     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2003-0150     Document Type: Article

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