Relationship between finger flexion and extension force in healthy women and women with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 605-608

  Brorsson, Sofia ^a   Nilsdotter, Anna ^b   Pedersen, Eja ^a   Bremander, Ann ^a,c   Thorstensson, Carina ^c  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Spenshult Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Extension force; Flexion force; Hand function; Hand strength; Muscle ratio; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FINGER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICS; TIME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; FINGERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84865972165     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0986     Document Type: Article

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