Longitudinal muscle strength changes in older adults: Influence of muscle mass, physical activity, and health

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2001, Pages

  Hughes, V A ^a   Frontera, W R ^a   Wood, M ^a   Evans, W J ^a   Dallal, G E ^a   Roubenoff, R ^a   Fiatarone Singh, M A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0035037572     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.5.B209     Document Type: Article

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