Reference values for adult grip strength measured with a Jamar dynamometer: a descriptive meta-analysis

Physiotherapy

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-15

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a   Peolsson, Anneli ^b   Massy Westropp, Nicola ^c   Desrosiers, Johanne ^d   Bear Lehman, Jane ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamometry; Grip; Hand; Meta analysis; Muscle; Normative values; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; GROUPS BY AGE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748059898     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2005.05.003     Document Type: Review

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