Effects of a Community-Based Progressive Resistance Training Program on Muscle Performance and Physical Function in Adults With Down Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1215-1220

  Shields, Nora ^a   Taylor, Nicholas F ^a   Dodd, Karen J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Exercise; Randomized controlled trial; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 45849083549     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.056     Document Type: Article

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