Age-related changes in force and power associated with balance of women in quiet bilateral stance on a firm surface

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-125

  Skurvidas, A ^a   Cesnaitiene, V J ^a   Mickeviciene, D ^a   Gutnik, B ^b   Nicholson, J ^c   Hudson, G ^c  

^a LITHUANIAN SPORTS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b Department of Physiology of Medical Social Faculty of Russian State Classical Academy ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861007601     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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