Muscle strength and BMI as predictors of major mobility disability in the lifestyle interventions and independence for elders pilot (LIFE-P)

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 66 A, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1376-1383

  Marsh, Anthony P ^a   Rejeski, W Jack ^a   Espeland, Mark A ^b   Miller, Michael E ^b   Church, Timothy S ^c   Fielding, Roger A ^d   Gill, Thomas M ^e   Guralnik, Jack M ^f   Newman, Anne B ^g,h   Pahor, Marco ⁱ  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Department of Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Older adults; Physical activity; Physical disability

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WALKING;

EID: 81055144365     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr158     Document Type: Article

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