Walking speed: Reference values and correlates for older adults

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 86-90

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a   Andrews, A Williams ^b   Thomas, Michael W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

age; gait; measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0030038233     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1996.24.2.86     Document Type: Article

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