Isometric grip strength and social gerontological research: Results and analytic potentials of SHARE and SOEP;Isometrische Greifkraft und sozialgerontologische Forschung : Ergebnisse und Analysepotentiale des SHARE und SOEP

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-126

  Hank, Karsten ^a   Jürges, Hendrik ^a   Schupp, Jürgen ^b   Wagner, Gert G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grip strength; Health measurement; SHARE; Social surveys; SOEP

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67349184827     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-008-0537-8     Document Type: Article

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