Effects of walking speed and results of timed get-up-and-go tests on quality of life and social participation in elderly individuals with a history of osteoporosis-related fractures

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1379-1399

  Ekström, Henrik ^a   Dahlin Ivanoff, Synneve ^b   Elmståhl, Sölve ^a  

^a Malmö University Hospital   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

osteoporosis related fracture; physical performance; quality of life; social participation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN; WALKING;

EID: 81755166042     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264311418504     Document Type: Article

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