Changes in postural muscle dynamics as a function of age

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1999, Pages

  Huang, Robert P ^a   Rubin, Clinton T ^a   McLeod, Kenneth J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032850586     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/54.8.B352     Document Type: Article

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