Gender differences in range of motion in older adults

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-89

  Kalscheur, Jean A ^a   Costello, Patricia S ^a   Emery, Lynnda J ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Gerontology; Older men; Older women; Physiological aspects of aging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 19244365085     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v22n01_05     Document Type: Article

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