Gait variability detects women in early postmenopause with low bone mineral density

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1315-1326

  Palombaro, Kerstin M ^a   Hack, Laurita M ^b   Mangione, Kathleen Kline ^c   Barr, Ann E ^d   Newton, Roberta A ^b   Magri, Francesca ^e   Speziale, Theresa ^e  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Drayer Physical Therapy Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GAIT; HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BONE DENSITY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GAIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 72849110642     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080401     Document Type: Article

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