Hand force of men and women over 65 years of age as measured by maximum pinch and grip force

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-41

  Stegink Jansen, Caroline W ^a   Niebuhr, Bruce R ^a   Coussirat, Daniel J ^a   Hawthorne, Dana ^a   Moreno, Laura ^a   Phillip, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging hand; Hand strength; Normative values; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PINCH STRENGTH; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; HAND; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 40449094842     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.16.1.24     Document Type: Article

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