Functional muscle power testing in young, middle-aged, and community-dwelling nonfrail and prefrail older adults

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 967-971

  Zech, Astrid ^a   Steib, Simon ^b   Freiberger, Ellen ^b   Pfeifer, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Older adults; Power; Prefrailty; Rehabilitation; Sitto stand transfer; Stair climb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CLIMBING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SIT TO STAND; SITTING; STAIR CLIMB; STANDING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957646223     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.12.031     Document Type: Article

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