Perceived exertion is elevated in old age during an isometric fatigue task

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-197

  Allman, Brian L ^a   Rice, Charles L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Elbow flexors; Electromyography; Sense of effort

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0038208088     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0780-4     Document Type: Article

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