Clinical Measures of Handgrip Limitation Relate to Impaired Pinch Grip Force Control after Stroke

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-253

  Blennerhassett, Jannette M ^a   Carey, Leeanne M ^b,c   Matyas, Thomas A ^b,c,d  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRECISION GRIP; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PINCH STRENGTH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STROKE;

EID: 47349122734     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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