Grip strength norms for elderly women

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 99, Issue 3 I, 2004, Pages 899-902

  Brennan, Patrick ^a   Bohannon, Richard ^a   Pescatello, Linda ^a   Marschke, Lisa ^a   Hasson, Scott ^a   Murphy, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 12944327757     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.99.3.899-902     Document Type: Article

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