Grip strength of Texas Special Olympians

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 461-466

  O'Connell, Janelle K ^a   Rutland, Marsha K ^a   O'Connell, Dennis G ^a  

^a HARDIN SIMMONS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HAND GRIP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 33746641333     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.102.2.461-466     Document Type: Article

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