Comparison of hand dynamometers in elderly people

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 907-912

  Guerra, R S ^a   Amaral, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dynamometers; Elderly; Hand grip strength; Mini nutritional assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; WEIGHT;

EID: 74049111864     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0250-3     Document Type: Article

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