Aerobic and neuromuscular performance capacity of physically active females with early or long-term rheumatoid arthritis compared to matched healthy women

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 345-350

  Häkkinen, Arja ^a,c   Hannonen, Pekka ^a   Nyman, Kai ^a   Häkkinen, Keijo ^b  

^a Central Finland Health Care Dist ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c Public Utility Laboratory KESLAB Central Finland Hospital District   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Explosive force production; Muscle strength; Rheumatoid arthritis; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GRIP STRENGTH; HABIT; HUMAN; JUMPING; LEG EXERCISE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; WALKING;

EID: 0036442278     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030097402320817068     Document Type: Article

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