Effects of resistance training and detraining on muscle strength and functional performance of older adults aged 80 to 88 years

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-140

  Kalapotharakos, Vasilios I ^a   Diamantopoulos, Konstantinos ^b   Tokmakidis, Sawas P ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Exercise; Muscle; Physical function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WALKING;

EID: 77953104307     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324786     Document Type: Article

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