Self-reported exercise before age 40: Influence on quantitative skeletal ultrasound and fall risk in the elderly

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 801-806

  Bischoff, Heike A ^a   Conzelmann, Martin ^c   Lindemann, Didier ^c   Singer Lindpaintner, Lyn ^c   Stucki, Gerold ^b   Vonthein, Reinhard ^a   Dick, Walter ^a   Theiler, Robert ^a   Stähelin, Hannes B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Felix Platter Spital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Exercise; Musculoskeletal system; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CALCANEUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; ULTRASOUND; WALKING AID;

EID: 0035010003     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.22339     Document Type: Article

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