White Paper: Strength training for the older adult

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Avers, Dale ^a   Brown, Marybeth ^b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; FITNESS; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; STANDARD; TIME; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; BENCHMARKING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTIONS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77952750320     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200932040-00002     Document Type: Article

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