Muscle power of lower extremities in relation to functional ability and nutritional status in very elderly people

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-228

  Bonnefoy, M ^a,b   Jauffret, M ^a   Jusot, J F ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functional status; Muscle mass; Muscle power; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; WALKING;

EID: 34249978382     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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