Comparison of age-related, site-specific muscle loss between young and old active and inactive Japanese women

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 168-173

  Abe, Takashi ^a   Kawakami, Yasuo ^b   Bemben, Michael G ^c   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body composition; Muscle thickness; Sarcopenia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863406643     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e31821c9294     Document Type: Article

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