Departures from linearity in the relationship between measures of muscular strength and physical performance of the lower extremities: The Women's Health and Aging Study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Ferrucci, Luigi ^a,b   Guralnik, Jack M ^b   Buchner, David ^c   Kasper, Judith ^d   Lamb, Sarah E ^c   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^b   Corti, M Chiara ^b   Bandeen Roche, Karen ^d   Fried, Linda P ^e  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 0030880633     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/52A.5.M275     Document Type: Article

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