Hand grip and pinch strength: Effects of workload, hand dominance, age, and Body Mass Index

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2013, Pages 363-367

  Habibi, Ehsanollah ^a   Kazemi, Meghdad ^a   Dehghan, Habibollah ^a   Mahaki, Behzad ^a   Hassanzadeh, Akbar ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

BMI; Grip strength; Pinch strength; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; HAND MUSCLE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PINCH STRENGTH; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84874744653     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.291(Suppl).3535     Document Type: Article

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