Reference values of handgrip dynamometry of healthy adults: A population-based study

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 601-607

  Schlüssel, Michael Maia ^a   dos Anjos, Luiz Antonio ^b,c   de Vasconcellos, Maurício Teixeira Leite ^d   Kac, Gilberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE GEOGRAFIA E ESTATÍSTICA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hand strength; Muscle strength dynamometer; Nutrition assessment; Nutrition surveys; Reference values; Urban population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CALCULATION; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GENDER; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49949104426     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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