Electrocardiographic and other clinical correlates of walking ability in older women

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-221

  Mutikainen, Sara ^a   Rantanen, Taina ^a   Alén, Markku ^a,b,c   Kauppinen, Markku ^a   Karjalainen, Jouko ^d   Ortega Alonso, Alfredo ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^d,e   Kujala, Urho M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clinical examination; Electrocardiography in aging subjects; Walking ability

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 77955275841     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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