Insulin‐like Growth Factor 1 and Functional Status in Healthy Older Men

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1995, Pages 1350-1355

  Papadakis, Maxine A ^a   Grady, Deborah ^a   Tierney, Mary Jo ^c   Black, Dennis ^b   Wells, Lauren ^c   Grunfeld, Carl ^a  

^a Department of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; STRENGTH;

EID: 0028792510     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb06613.x     Document Type: Article

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