Measuring physical fitness in the elderly. Assessment of physical fitness in elderly: French adaptation of the " Senior Fitness Test";Mesure de la condition physique chez les personnes âgées. évaluation de la condition physique des seniors : Adaptation française de la batterie américaine « Senior Fitness Test »

Science and Sports

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 254-259

  Fournier, J ^a   Vuillemin, A ^b   Le Cren, F ^c  

^a Institut National du Sport   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c FFEPMM sports pour tous   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fitness test; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENIOR FITNESS TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIETY;

EID: 84866912441     PISSN: 07651597     EISSN: 17784131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2012.07.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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