Muscular function and functional mobility of faller and non-faller elderly women with osteoarthritis of the knee

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-283

  Alencar, M A ^a   Arantes, P M M ^a   Dias, J M D ^a   Kirkwood, R N ^a   Pereira, L S M ^a   Dias, R C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly women; Falls; Functional performance; Knee osteoarthritis; Muscular function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MUSCLE FUNCTION; RANK SUM TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 33846934684     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2007000200016     Document Type: Article

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