Association between changes in habitual physical activity and changes in bone density, muscle strength, and functional performance in elderly men and women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2252-2260

  Daly, Robin M ^a   Ahlborg, Henrik G ^b,c   Ringsberg, Karin ^b,c   Gardsell, Per ^b,c   Sernbo, Ingemar ^b,c   Karlsson, Magnus K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMD; Fractures; Functional performance; Habitual physical activity; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOLYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 57149129313     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02039.x     Document Type: Article

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