Age-related changes in musculoskeletal function, balance and mobility measures in men aged 3080 years

Aging Male

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 194-201

  Nolan, Melissa ^a   Nitz, Jennifer ^a   Choy, Nancy Low ^b   Illing, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aging; functional balance; Men; mobility; strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; GONIOMETRY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANKLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REACTION TIME; WALKING;

EID: 77955880861     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13685531003657818     Document Type: Article

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