Habitual physical activity levels are associated with performance in measures of physical function and mobility in older men

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1727-1733

  Morie, Marina ^a   Reid, Kieran F ^b   Miciek, Renee ^a   Lajevardi, Newsha ^a   Choong, Karen ^a   Krasnoff, Joanne B ^a   Storer, Thomas W ^a   Fielding, Roger A ^b   Bhasin, Shalender ^a   Lebrasseur, Nathan K ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; disability; exercise; muscle strength; sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING SPEED; AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; HABIT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; WALKING;

EID: 77956303555     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03012.x     Document Type: Article

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