Large variations in walking, standing up from a chair, and balance in women and men over 85 years: an observational study

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-45

  von Heideken Wågert, Petra ^a   Gustafson, Yngve ^a   Lundin Olsson, Lillemor ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

80 and over; Aged; Geriatric assessment; Physical activity; Population based; Reference values

Indexed keywords

EID: 66749123540     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(09)70059-5     Document Type: Article

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