A comparison of the relationship of 14 performance-based measures with frailty in older women

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 928-938

  Theou, Olga ^a   Jones, Gareth R ^a   Jakobi, Jennifer M ^a   Mitnitski, Arnold ^b   Vandervoort, Anthony A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Biological age; Chronological age; Frailty; Function; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GREECE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GREECE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RURAL HEALTH; WALKING;

EID: 82455174441     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H11-116     Document Type: Article

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