Relative reliability of three objective tests of limb muscle strength

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-81

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a   Bubela, Deborah J ^a   Magasi, Susan R ^b   Gershon, Richard C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

measurement; Muscle strength; reliability; response stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 79959220661     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: 18785913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IES-2011-0400     Document Type: Article

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