Floor-rise strategy training in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1702-1706

  Hofmeyer, Mark R ^a   Alexander, Neil B ^a,b,c   Nyquist, Linda V ^b   Medell, Jodi L ^a   Koreishi, Aaleya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Disability; Exercise

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036798940     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50463.x     Document Type: Article

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