The implications of skeletal muscle mass for health promotion in community-dwelling elderly people

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 691-697

  Tanimoto, Yoshimi ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Community dwelling elderly; Instrumental ADL; Skeletal muscle mass; Usual walking speed

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344460971     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.42.691     Document Type: Article

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