Relationship between performance-based and laboratory tests for lower-limb muscle strength and power assessment in healthy older women

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1431-1436

  Forte, Roberta ^a   Macaluso, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Muscular strength; Power

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMOMETER; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LABORATORY TEST; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER;

EID: 55849139427     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410802208994     Document Type: Article

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