Reliability of stationary dynamometer muscle strength testing in community-dwelling older adults

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1128-1132

  Ford Smith, Cheryl D ^a   Wyman, Jean F ^c   Elswick Jr, R K ^b   Fernandez, Theresa ^b  

^a School of Allied Health Professions   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Exercise; Leg; Rehabilitation; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0034880052     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.24291     Document Type: Article

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