The reproducibility of isokinetic dynamometry data

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 239-253

  Caruso, John F ^a   Brown, Lee E ^b   Tufano, James J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b California State Fullerton ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Isokinetics; reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANKLE; ARTICLE; DECELERATION; DYNAMOMETRY; ELBOW; HIP; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MUSCLE FUNCTION; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHOULDER; SPINE; WRIST;

EID: 84872236326     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: 18785913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IES-2012-0477     Document Type: Article

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