Relationship between reduction of hip joint and thigh muscle and walking ability in elderly people

Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 589-596

  Kim, Jundong ^a   Kuno, Shinya ^a   Soma, Rika ^a   Masuda, Kazumi ^a   Adachi, Kazutaka ^a   Nishijima, Takahiko ^a   Ishizu, Masao ^b   Okada, Morihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Mayor of Taiyo Village   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Muscle cross sectional area; Psoas major; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040224160     PISSN: 0039906X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7600/jspfsm1949.49.589     Document Type: Article

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