Hand weakness in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and its relation to physical disability

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-198

  Mattar, Fabiana Luisa ^a   Sobreira, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dynamometry; Hand strength; Muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DYNAMOMETRY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAND; HAND GRIP; HAND MALFORMATION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WEAKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 41549112444     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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