Determinants of maximal instantaneous muscle power in women aged 50-75 years

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-64

  De Vito, G ^a,d   Bernardi, M ^a   Forte, R ^b   Pulejo, C ^b   Macaluso, A ^a   Figura, F ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Ist Superiore Statale di Educ Fis   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly women; Force platform; Maximal muscle power; Optimal force and velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGING; BIOPHYSICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0031840737     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050387     Document Type: Article

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