Mobility-related fatigue, walking speed, and muscle strength in older people

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 67 A, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 523-529

  Mänty, Minna ^a   Mendes De Leon, Carlos F ^b   Rantanen, Taina ^c   Era, Pertti ^c,d,e   Pedersen, Agnes N ^f   Ekmann, Anette ^g   Schroll, Marianne ^h   Avlund, Kirsten ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d GeroCenter Foundation for Research and Development   (Finland)

^e Central Finland Health Care District ^*  (Finland)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^h GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aging; Fatigue; Mobility limitation; Muscle strength; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; WALKING;

EID: 84860194277     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr183     Document Type: Article

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