The influence of age-related changes in tactile sensibility and muscular strength on hand function in older adult females

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 180-183

  Murata, Jun ^a   Murata, Shin ^b   Hiroshige, Jiro ^a   Ohtao, Hiroshi ^c   Horie, Jun ^b   Kai, Yoshihiro ^d  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NISHIKYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIMEJI DOKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

aging; handgrip strength; manual dexterity; tactile pressure threshold

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSIBILITY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 78650967378     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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