Age and gender comparisons of muscle strength in 654 women and men aged 20-93 yr

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1581-1587

  Lindle, R S ^a   Metter, E J ^b   Lynch, N A ^a   Fleg, J L ^b   Fozard, J L ^b   Tobin, J ^b   Roy, T A ^b   Hurley, B F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Eccentric strength; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030724385     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.83.5.1581     Document Type: Article

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