Functional fitness in elderly Norwegians measured with the Senior Fitness Test

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 137-144

  Langhammer, Birgitta ^a   Stanghelle, Johan K ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

older people; physical function; test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ELDERLY CARE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SENIOR FITNESS TEST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRENGTH; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

EID: 81255142760     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: 16511948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14038196.2011.616913     Document Type: Article

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