Moderate exercise improves gait stability in disabled elders

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1489-1495

  Krebs, David E ^a   Jette, Alan M ^b   Assmann, Susan F ^c  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WALKING;

EID: 0031647459     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90408-7     Document Type: Article

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