Using the Force-Time Curve to Detect Maximal Grip Strength Effort

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-48

  Shechtman, Orit ^a   Sindhu, Bhagwant S ^b   Davenport, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Gainesville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; FORCE TIME CURVE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLOTS AND CURVES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERTION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; ROC CURVE;

EID: 33846270702     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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