Do unblinded assessors bias muscle strength outcomes in randomized controlled trials of progressive resistance strength training in older adults?

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 190-196

  Liu, Chiung Ju ^a   Lavalley, Michael ^b   Latham, Nancy K ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (Epidemiology); Muscle Strength; Randomized Controlled Trial; Single Blind Method

Indexed keywords

AGED; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79951950456     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31820174b3     Document Type: Article

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