Age-related differences in balance, strength and motor function

European Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-22

  Lindemann, Ulrich ^a,b   Bauerle C ^a   Muche, R ^a   Nikolaus, Th ^a   Becker, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Geriatrisches Zentrum Ulm/Alb Donau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Functional decline; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STANDING; WALKING;

EID: 0037233912     PISSN: 14391147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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