The relationship of the energetic cost of slow walking and peak energy expenditure to gait speed in mid-to-late life

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-35

  Schrack, Jennifer A ^a   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^a,b   Ferrucci, Luigi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy Expenditure; Physical Function; Usual Gait Speed; Walking Efficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84872061782     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182644165     Document Type: Article

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