Use of the Medical Research Council Muscle Strength Grading System in the Upper Extremity

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 154-156

  James, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BIOPHYSICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33846695436     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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