Impaired muscle and mobility: The road from menopause to frailty

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 776-789

  Marcus, Robin L ^a,d   Graybill, Charles S ^b   Lastayo, Paul C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Department of Exercise and Sport Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall risk; Rehabilitation; Screening; Women

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BALANCE DISORDER; CAROTID SINUS; COGNITION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALL RISK; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENOPAUSE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; VISUAL ACUITY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34548387546     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3180dbc37d     Document Type: Review

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