Body composition in 85 year-old women: Effects of increased physical activity

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 307-315

  Puggaard, L ^a   Buttrup Larsen, J ^b   Ebbesen, E ^b   Jeune, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Bone mineral content; Elderly; Fat mass; Total body water; Training

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TOTAL BODY WATER; TRAINING;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0032738270     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03339805     Document Type: Article

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