The performance enhancement project: Improving physical performance in older persons

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1060-1069

  King, Mary B ^a   Whipple, Robert H ^b,d   Gruman, Cynthia A ^a   Judge, James O ^c   Schmidt, Julia A ^b   Wolfson, Leslie I ^a,b  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Masonicare   (United States)

^d Bethel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Elderly; Exercise; Physical performance; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING;

EID: 0036331165     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.33653     Document Type: Article

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