Nutritional assessment by hand grip dynamometry

Watters, David; Haffejee, AA; Angorn, IB; Duffy, KJ

Nutritional assessment by hand grip dynamometry

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posted on 2024-06-03, 18:39 authored by David WattersDavid Watters, AA Haffejee, IB Angorn, KJ Duffy

Although hand grip dynamometry is a quick, easy and reproducible test, and grip strength is reduced in malnutrition, it cannot replace other tests of nutritional status.

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SAMJ South African Medical Journal

Volume

68

Pagination

585-587

Location

Claremont, South Africa

ISSN

0038-2469

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2078-5135

Language

eng

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CN.1 Other journal article

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Health and Medical Publishing Group

Issue

8

Publisher

Health and Medical Publishing Group

Publication URL

https://journals.co.za/content/m_samj/68/8

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Computer science Hand grip dynamometry Hand grip strength Nutrition Nutritional assessment and surgery Faculty of Health School of Medicine

Nutritional assessment by hand grip dynamometry

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