Reliability of isometric knee extension muscle strength measurements of healthy elderly subjects made with a hand-held dynamometer and a belt

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1855-1859

  Katoh, Munenori ^a   Isozaki, Koji ^b  

^a RYOTOKUJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hand held dynamometer; Healthy elderly subjects; Knee extension muscle strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918819496     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.26.1855     Document Type: Article

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