The power of ageism on physical function of older persons: Reversibility of age-related gait changes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1346-1349

  Hausdorff, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Levy, Becca R ^a,c   Wei, Jeanne Y ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Stereotypes; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT DISORDER; GAME; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; STEREOTYPY; WALKING;

EID: 0032694290     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb07437.x     Document Type: Article

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