A comparison of the effects of three types of endurance training on balance and other fall risk factors in older adults

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 112-119

  Buchner, D M ^a   Cress, M E ^a   De Lateur, B J ^b,c   Esselman, P C ^b   Margherita, A J ^b   Price, R ^b   Wagner, E H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

balance; elderly; exercise; falls; walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0030963185     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03340136     Document Type: Article

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