An estimation of grip strength during puberty

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 699-705

  Niempoog, Sunyarn ^a   Siripakarn, Yongyuth ^a   Suntharapa, Thongchai ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Estimation; Grip strength; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; PUBERTY;

EID: 34247367199     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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