Literature reporting normative data for muscle strength measured by hand-held dynamometry: A systematic review

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 143-147

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dynamometry; measurement; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

DYNAMOMETER; DYNAMOMETRY; HAND HELD DYNAMOMETER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 80051984847     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: 18785913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IES-2011-0415     Document Type: Review

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