Maintaining work capacity in the aged worker via progressive resistance training: The implications for occupational therapy practitioners

Work

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-29

  Branch, Nicholas G ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged worker; Occupational therapy; Strength; Therapeutic exercise

Indexed keywords

AGED WORKER; ARTICLE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; STRENGTH; TRAINING; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0031984394     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/wor-1998-10105     Document Type: Article

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