Muscle strength, disability and mortality

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-8

  Rantanen, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aging; Disablement process; Epidemiology; Walking

Indexed keywords

BALANCE DISORDER; BED REST; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT DISORDER; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESPAN; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; WALKING SPEED; AGING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MORTALITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038137401     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2003.00298.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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