Elderly people's experiences of resistance training

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 162-169

  Rydeskog, Anna ^a   Frändin, Kerstin ^b   Hansson Scherman, Marianne ^c  

^a Kungalv Hospital   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Experience; Phenomenography; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXPERIENCE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE TRAINING; OCCUPATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROPHYLAXIS; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 31344433658     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190500239591     Document Type: Article

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