Knee strength and lower- and higher-intensity functional performance in older adults

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1679-1684

  Salem, G J ^a   Wang, M Y ^a   Young, J T ^a   Marion, M ^a   Greendale, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Functional tasks; Isokinetic; Peak torque; Total work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; CLIMBING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE; WALKING; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0033781757     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200010000-00003     Document Type: Article

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