Effect of intense strength training on standing balance, walking speed, and sit-to-stand performance in older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2001, Pages M281-M286

  Schlicht, Jeffrey ^a   Camaione, David N ^a   Owen, Steven V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING; STANDING; TRAINING; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLES; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; WALKING;

EID: 0035041944     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.5.M281     Document Type: Article

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