Investigation of grip and pinch strengths in Iranian adults and their correlated anthropometric and demographic factors.
BACKGROUND: Grip and pinch strength measurement is important for objective evaluation of the function of the upper extremities in upper limbs injuries treatment and alsofor ergonomists as a way of optimizing the requirements of hand tool design. OBJECTIVE: The present study was conducted to investig...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 429 - 438 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2016
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