Cross-sectional associations between trunk muscle composition, back pain, and physical function in the health, aging and body composition study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 882-887

  Hicks, Gregory E ^a,e   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^a   Harris, Tamara B ^a   Newman, Anne B ^b   Weiner, Debra K ^b   Nevitt, Michael A ^c   Tylavsky, Frances A ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; BODY COMPOSITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRUNK;

RECTUS;

EID: 23244461657     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.7.882     Document Type: Article

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