Age-associated loss of power and strength in the upper extremities in women and men

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Metter, E Jeffrey ^a,c   Conwit, Robin ^b   Tobin, Jordan ^a   Fozard, James L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030767757     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/52A.5.B267     Document Type: Article

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