Characteristics and lateral dominance of hand grip and elbow flexion powers in young male adults

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 201-206

  Aoki, Hiroki ^a   Demura, Shinichi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elbow flexion power; Hand grip power; Lateral dominance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELBOW; HAND STRENGTH; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ELBOW JOINT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349112984     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.201     Document Type: Article

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