Relationship between muscle strength and the time taken to complete a standardized walk-turn-walk test

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2001, Pages B398-B404

  Kwon, In Soon ^a   Oldaker, Sandra ^b   Schrager, M ^a,c   Talbot, L A ^d   Fozard, J L ^e   Metter, E J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Florida Gerontological Research and Training Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034861623     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.9.B398     Document Type: Article

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