Psychometric properties of a questionnaire to assess exercise-related musculoskeletal injuries in older adults attending a community-based fitness facility

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Stathokostas, Liza ^a   Theou, Olga ^b   Vandervoort, Tony ^a   Raina, Parminder ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIZZINESS; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OVEREXERTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKIN BRUISING; SPRAIN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 84873157392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001777     Document Type: Article

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