Age-related rates of decline in performance among elite senior athletes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 443-450

  Wright, Vonda J ^a   Perricelli, Brett C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal aging; Performance decline; Senior athlete; Senior Olympics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BONE AND BONES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 39149143678     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507309673     Document Type: Article

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