Hand Span Influences Optimal Grip Span in Boys and Girls Aged 6 to 12 Years

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 378-384

  España Romero, Vanesa ^a   Artero, Enrique G ^a   Santaliestra Pasias, Alba M ^a   Gutierrez, Angel ^a   Castillo, Manuel J ^a   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; dynamometry; hand grip strength; reliability; standardization

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; THUMB;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 40749111970     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.11.013     Document Type: Article

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