Muscle strength and functional mobility in relation to lean body mass in free-living frail elderly women

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-53

  Payette, H ^a   Hanusaik, N ^b   Boutier, V ^a   Morais, J A ^c   Gray Donald, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body composition; Elderly; Functional status; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SENESCENCE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 0031985729     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600513     Document Type: Article

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