The effects of a walking exercise program on fall-related fitness, bone metabolism, and fall-related psychological factors in elderly women

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 236-250

  Yoo, Eun Jung ^a   Jun, Tae Won ^b   Hawkins, Steven A ^c  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; body composition; bone density; falling

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE I TRIMERIC CROSS LINKED PEPTIDE; COLLAGEN TYPE I TRIMERIC CROSS-LINKED PEPTIDE; ESTRADIOL; OSTEOCALCIN; PEPTIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE; WALKING;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; COLLAGEN TYPE I; ESTRADIOL; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOCALCIN; PEPTIDES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TESTOSTERONE; WALKING;

EID: 78249246777     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2010.510098     Document Type: Article

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