Forward and lateral sitting functional reach in younger, middle-aged, and older adults

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Thompson, Mary ^a   Medley, Ann ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Functional reach; Sitting balance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POST HOC ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SITTING;

EID: 34548090570     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200708000-00002     Document Type: Article

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