Physical-fitness declines in older Japanese adults

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 112-122

  Demura, Shinichi ^a   Minami, Masaki ^b   Nagasawa, Yoshinori ^c   Tada, Nobuhiko ^d   Matsuzawa, Jinzaburo ^e   Sato, Susumu ^e  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YONAGO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Akita Prefectural Coll Agr   (Japan)

^d Fukui Prefectural U   (Japan)

^e KANAZAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Associated changes; Gender difference; Maximal exertion test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENDER; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0037248773     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.11.1.112     Document Type: Article

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