Development of a lateral mobility task to identify individuals at risk for mobility disability and functional decline

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-381

  Marsh, Anthony P ^a   Rejeski, W Jack ^a   Hutton, Stacy L ^a   Brown, Cristal L ^a   Ip, Edward ^b   Guralnik, Jack M ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Physical function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 25444435657     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.13.4.363     Document Type: Article

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