Grip width and the organization of force output

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 285-294

  Jordan, Kimberlee ^a   Pataky, Todd C ^a   Newell, Karl M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Force; Grasping; Grip width

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENTROPY; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; THUMB;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; SIZE PERCEPTION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 20444478644     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.37.4.285-294     Document Type: Article

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