Reliability and validity of the multiaxis profile dynamometer with younger and older participants

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-289

  Irwin, Curt B ^a   Sesto, Mary E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BASELINE DYNAMOMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIAXIS PROFILE DYNAMOMETER; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; VIGORIMETER; AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAND STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77955665038     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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