Health, balance, and walking as correlates of climbing steps

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-52

  Bergland, Astrid ^a   Sylliaas, Hilde ^a   Jarnlo, Gun Britt ^b   Wyller, Torgeir Bruun ^c  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aging; Clinical tests; Function; Step height

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMBING; COMMUNITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOM SAMPLE; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WALKING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; HEALTH STATUS; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VISION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VISION; WALKING;

EID: 40449102574     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.16.1.42     Document Type: Article

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