Associations among strength, steadiness, and hand function across the adult life span

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 560-567

  Marmon, Adam R ^a   Pascoe, Michael A ^b   Schwartz, Robert S ^c   Enoka, Roger M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

AGING; FORCE CONTROL; GROOVED PEGBOARD; MUSCLE

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953741064     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181f3f3ab     Document Type: Article

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