A new device to measure isometric strength in upper limbs: comparison between dominant and non-dominant limbs*
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Paulo José Oliveira Cortez, José Elias Tomazini, Vitor E. Valenti, José Rubens Correa, Erica E. Valenti, Luiz Carlos de Abreu I Departamento de Mecânica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Guaratinguetá, SP, Brasil. II Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brasil. III Departamento de Medicina, Disciplina de Cardiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brasil. IV Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo (FATEC), São Paulo, SP, Brasil. V Departamento de Educação Fı́sica e Motricidade Humana, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil.
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