Effects of Arthritis Exercise Programs on Functional Fitness and Perceived Activities of Daily Living Measures in Older Adults with Arthritis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1589-1594

  Suomi, Rory ^a   Collier, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Arthritis; Physical fitness; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242635969     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S0003-9993(03)00278-8     Document Type: Article

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