Hand grip strength: Evaluation methods and factors influencing this measure;Força de preensão palmar: Métodos de avaliação e fatores que influenciam a medida

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-216

  Dias, Jonathan Ache ^a   Ovando, Angélica Cristiane ^a   Külkamp, Wladymir ^a   Junior, Noé Gomes Borges ^a  

^a SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Biomechanics; Hand Strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955002020     PISSN: 14158426     EISSN: 19800037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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