A new approach of measuring muscle impairment during a functional task: Quadriceps muscle activity recorded during chair stand

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2001, Pages

  Brach, J S ^a   Kriska, A M ^a   Newman, A B ^a   Vanswearingen, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDING; WALKING;

EID: 0035181134     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.12.M767     Document Type: Article

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