Disability, physical activity, and muscle strength in older women: The Women's Health And aging Study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-135

  Rantanen, Taina ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^a   Sakari Rantala, Ritva ^b   Leveille, Suzanne ^a   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^a   Ling, Shari ^c   Fried, Linda P ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 0032981666     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90109-0     Document Type: Article

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