The effect of exercise on gait patterns in older women: A randomized controlled trial

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Lord, Stephen R ^a,c   Lloyd, David G ^b   Nirui, Meredith ^b   Raymond, Jacqueline ^b   Williams, Philippa ^a   Stewart, Rachel A ^b  

^a Prnc of Wales Med Res Institute   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029932183     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51A.2.M64     Document Type: Article

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