Growth Diagrams for Grip Strength in Children

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 468, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 217-223

  Molenaar, H M ^a   Selles, Ruud W ^a   Zuidam, J Michiel ^a   Willemsen, Sten P ^a   Stam, Henk J ^a   Hovius, Steven E R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; FEMALE; GENDER; GRIP STRENGTH; GROUPS BY AGE; HAND FUNCTION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 73449097144     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-009-0881-z     Document Type: Article

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