Upper and lower limb muscle power relationships in mobility-limited older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 476-480

  Herman, Seth ^a   Kiely, Dan K ^b   Leveille, Suzanne ^b   O'Neill, Evelyn ^b   Cyberey, Sharon ^a,b   Bean, Jonathan F ^a,c  

^a and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^b RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Spaulding Hospital Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; VELOCITY; WALKING;

EID: 19044363106     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.4.476     Document Type: Article

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