Comparison of once-weekly and twice-weekly strength training in older adults

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-22

  DiFrancisco Donoghue, J ^b   Werner, W ^a   Douris, Peter C ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Academic Health Care Center Old Westbury   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846282692     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.029330     Document Type: Article

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