Reliability and validity of three strength measures obtained from community-dwelling elderly persons

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 717-720

  Schaubert, Karen L ^a   Bohannon, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamometry; Screening; Sit to stand test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 21044441934     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-15954.1     Document Type: Article

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