Age-related changes in physical function in community-dwelling people aged 50-79 years

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-27

  Tsubaki, Atsuhiro ^a   Kubo, Masayoshi ^a   Kobayashi, Ryosaku ^a   Jigami, Hirofumi ^a   Takahashi, Hideaki E ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ageing; Community dwelling people; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950552034     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.22.23     Document Type: Article

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