Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 16-22 , 2006

Comparison of Power Grip and Lateral Pinch Strengths between the Dominant and Non-Dominant Hands for Normal Chinese Male Subjects of Different Occupational Demand

  • Vincent Wai-Shing Lau, MMedSc (Orthop Surg & Anat)

      Affiliations

    • Physiotherapy Division, Department of Integrated Rehabilitation Services, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hospital Authority, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence to: Vincent Wai-Shing Lau, Physiotherapy Division, Department of Integrated Rehabilitation Services, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Wing-Yuk Ip, MBBS, FRCS, FHKAM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hong Kong University, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China

Received 21 June 2006 ,Accepted 7 November 2006.

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PII: S1013-7025(07)70004-0

doi: 10.1016/S1013-7025(07)70004-0

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 16-22 , 2006

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