The effect of strength and endurance training on gait, balance, fall risk, and health services use in community-living older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages

  Buchner, David M ^a,c   Cress, M Elaine ^a   De Lateur, Barbara J ^b,d   Esselman, Peter C ^b   Margherita, Anthony J ^b   Price, Robert ^b   Wagner, Edward H ^a,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 CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRAINING;

EID: 0030741339     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/52A.4.M218     Document Type: Article

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