Poor physical fitness and performance as predictors of mortality in normal populations and patients with rheumatic and other diseases

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5 SUPPL. 51, 2008, Pages

  Sokka, Tuulikki ^a,b,c   Häkkinen, Arja ^d  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Finland MedCare Ltd   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mortality; Muscle strength; Physical function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SURVIVAL RATE;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 55349118142     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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