The relationship between physical condition and change in balance functions on exercise intervention and 12-month follow-up in Japanese community-dwelling older people

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-66

  Arai, Takeshi ^a   Obuchi, Shuichi ^a   Inaba, Yasuko ^b   Shiba, Yoshitaka ^b   Satake, Keiji ^c  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Sapporo Health Promotion Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Balance function; Exercise intervention; Fall risks; Fitness level

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56949094163     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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