Walking With a Rollator and the Level of Physical Intensity in Adults 75 Years of Age or Older

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 733-736

  Eggermont, Laura H ^a   van Heuvelen, Marieke J ^b   van Keeken, Brenda L ^a   Hollander, Arie P ^a   Scherder, Erik J ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Energy expenditure; Frail elderly; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEVICE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; ROLLATOR; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; WALKERS; WALKING;

EID: 33646112907     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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