changes in physical capacity and sensory/psychomotor functions from 75 to 80 years of age and from 80 to 85 years of age - A longitudinal study

Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine, Supplement

Volumn 25, Issue 53, 1997, Pages 25-43

  Era, Pertti ^a,b   Rantanen, Taina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Metitur Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Longitudinal study; Physical capacity; Sensory psychomotor functions

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; BODY POSTURE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SENSORY SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030634674     PISSN: 03017311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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