Reference values for handgrip strength in young people of both sexes

Endocrine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 342-345

  Montalcini, Tiziana ^a   Migliaccio, Valeria ^a   Yvelise, Ferro ^a   Rotundo, Stefania ^a   Mazza, Elisa ^a   Liberato, Alessandra ^a   Pujia, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Handgrip strength; Muscle function; Reference values; Young

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 84879554089     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-012-9733-9     Document Type: Article

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