Reliability and validity of a simple endurance test for the elderly ; shuttle stamina walk test (SSTw)

Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 401-410

  Kimura, Misaka ^a   Okayama, Yasuko ^a   Tanaka, Yasuhito ^b   Kaneko, Masahiro ^c  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Osaka YMCA Coll of Phys Education   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND SPORT SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endurance test; Shuttle stamina walk test; The elderly

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142583793     PISSN: 0039906X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7600/jspfsm1949.47.401     Document Type: Article

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