Performance-based measures of physical function for high-function populations

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 737-742

  Curb, J David ^a   Ceria Ulep, Clementina D ^b   Rodriguez, Beatriz L ^a,c   Grove, John ^c   Guralnik, Jack ^d   Willcox, Brad J ^a,c   Donlon, Tim A ^a   Masaki, Kamal H ^c   Chen, Randi ^a  

^a PACIFIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Japanese American; Physical function; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY POSITION; CHAIR; COGNITION; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPAN; KNEE; LEG; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; STRENGTH; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FITNESS; HAND GRIP; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HAWAII; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 33745009511     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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