Analysis of the statistical methods used to detect submaximal effort with the five-rung grip strength test

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-18

  Shechtman, Orit ^a   Gutierrez, Zeida ^b   Kokendofer, Emily ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Mercy Hospital Miami   (United States)

^c Health South Hand Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 12344263749     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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