A randomized trial of weighted vest use in ambulatory older adults: Strength, performance, and quality of life outcomes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 305-311

  Greendale, Gail A ^a   Salem, George J ^b   Young, Jean T ^a   Damesyn, Mark ^a   Marion, Michael ^a   Wang, Man Ying ^b   Reuben, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Older people; Physical activity; Physical performance; Quality of life; Strength

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0034023498     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb02651.x     Document Type: Article

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