Assessment of Overall Muscle Strength in Children and Adolescents Using Handheld Dynamometry: A Systematic Review of Reference Values and Quality of Data.

Eleni Karagianni, Varsamo Antoniou, Zacharias Dimitriadis, Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Rita Cordovil, Garyfallia Pepera

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Inter-Arm Blood Pressure Differences and Handgrip Strength in Youth Athletes: Implications for Early Cardiovascular Screening.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Eleni KaragianniClinical Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Research Laboratory (CeprLab) of Physiotherapy Department, University of Thessaly, 35132 Lamia, Greece.ORCID 0009-0004-6978-9908

Varsamo AntoniouClinical Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Research Laboratory (CeprLab) of Physiotherapy Department, University of Thessaly, 35132 Lamia, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8029-9767

Zacharias DimitriadisHealth Assessment and Quality of Life Lab of Physiotherapy Department, University of Thessaly, 35132 Lamia, Greece.

Demosthenes PanagiotakosDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science & Education, Harokopio University, 17671 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8583-153X

Rita CordovilCentro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana (CIPER), Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, 1499-002 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4907-7186

Garyfallia PeperaClinical Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Research Laboratory (CeprLab) of Physiotherapy Department, University of Thessaly, 35132 Lamia, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8012-0325

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adolescentschildrenhandheld dynamometrymuscle strength

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PMID41375762

DOI10.3390/jcm14238454

PMCPMC12693157

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