Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 10 , Pages 1214-1218 , December 2009

Modeling the finger joint moments in a hand at the maximal isometric grip: The effects of friction

Received 4 March 2009 ,Revised 10 July 2009 ,Accepted 22 July 2009.

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PII: S1350-4533(09)00163-5

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.07.018

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 10 , Pages 1214-1218 , December 2009

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