Continuous-scale physical functional performance in healthy older adults: A validation study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1243-1250

  Cress, M Elaine ^a   Buchner, David M ^a,c   Questad, Kent A ^b   Esselman, Peter C ^b   DeLateur, Barbara J ^d   Schwartz, Robert S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030464970     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90187-2     Document Type: Article

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