Reliability and validity of physical fitness field tests for adults aged 55 to 70 years

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-70

  Ritchie, C ^a   Trost, S G ^a   Brown, W ^a   Armit, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUNCTION TEST; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LEG; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS FIELD TEST; RELIABILITY; STRENGTH; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 17444383099     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(05)80025-8     Document Type: Article

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