Consensus on core outcome measures of function are needed to progress our knowledge of 'best practice' exercise components for older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 532-533

  Howe, Tracey E ^a   Skelton, Dawn A ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; KNOWLEDGE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 80051753669     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr082     Document Type: Editorial

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