Validity of hand-held dynamometry for strength assessment in cardiac rehabilitation

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 266-269

  Pierson, Lee M ^a,b,d   Miller, Larry E ^c   Pierson, Mary E ^a   Herbert, William G ^c   Cook, Joseph W ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELBOW FLEXION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REHABILITATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 26244461441     PISSN: 08839212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200509000-00007     Document Type: Article

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