Reference values for the timed up and go test: A descriptive meta-analysis

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 64-68

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Physical Therapy Consultants   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Measurement; Normative values; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE VALUE; TIMED UP AND GO TEST;

EID: 33749341564     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200608000-00004     Document Type: Article

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