Reliability and validity of indices of hand-grip strength and endurance

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-87

  Reuter, Stephanie E ^a   Massy Westropp, Nicola ^a   Evans, Allan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Functional assessment; Outcome measures; Rehabilitation services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WALKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 79952800715     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00888.x     Document Type: Article

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