Measuring power during the sit-to-stand transfer

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 466-470

  Lindemann, Ulrich ^a   Claus, Holger ^a   Stuber, Michael ^b   Augat, Peter ^a   Muche, Rainer ^a   Nikolaus, Thorsten ^a   Becker, Clemens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b ULM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Power measurement; Sit to stand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0038827133     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0837-z     Document Type: Article

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