Validation of the functional fitness age (FFA) index in older Japanese women

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 385-390

  Shigematsu, R ^a   Tanaka, K ^a   Holland, G ^b   Nakagaichi, M ^c   Chang, M ^a   Takeshima, N ^d   Noda, F ^e   Tanaka, Y ^f   Mimura, K ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Foundation for Advancement of International Science   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Ibaraki Women's Junior College   (Japan)

^f Mizuno Wellness   (Japan)

^g OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age index; Functional fitness; Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL); Older adult; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; SITTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING; WORK CAPACITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; JAPAN; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0035663649     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03351507     Document Type: Article

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