A 12-year follow-up study of ankle muscle function in older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages

  Winegard, Karen J ^a   Hicks, Audrey L ^a   Sale, Digby G ^a   Vandervoort, Anthony A ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029983007     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51A.3.B202     Document Type: Article

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