Short and long-term changes in physical functions in the elderly in relation to comprehensive geriatric training

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 368-374

  Inaba, Yasuko ^a   Obuchi, Shuichi ^b   Arai, Takeshi ^a   Goto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community dwelling elderly; Follow up study; Physical functions; Progressive resistance training

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745743557     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.43.368     Document Type: Article

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