Nonlinear analysis of ambulatory activity patterns in community-dwelling older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-203

  Cavanaugh, James T ^a   Kochi, Naomi ^b   Stergiou, Nicholas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Locomotion; Long range correlations; Nonlinear analysis; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; WALKING;

EID: 75649093389     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp144     Document Type: Article

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