Menopause and physical performance - A community-based cross-sectional study

Menopause

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 892-896

  Cheng, Ming Huei ^a,b   Wang, Shuu Jiun ^a,b   Yang, Fu Yi ^b,c   Wang, Peng Hui ^a,b   Fuh, Jong Ling ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taoyuan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Balance; Flexibility; Menopause; Muscle strength; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTOR; STANDING; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERIMENOPAUSE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 73349114609     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181a0e091     Document Type: Article

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