Age-related declines in knee extensor strength and physical performance in healthy Hispanic and Caucasian women

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2000, Pages

  Schiller, B C ^a   Casas, Y G ^a   Tracy, B L ^a   DeSouza, C A ^a   Seals, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TASK PERFORMANCE; THIGH; WALKING;

EID: 0034473258     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.12.B563     Document Type: Article

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