A qualitative review of balance and strength performance in healthy older adults: Impact for testing and training

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Granacher, Urs ^a   Muehlbauer, Thomas ^a   Gruber, Markus ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEADY STATE; WALKING;

EID: 84868262433     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/708905     Document Type: Review

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