Can chronic multimorbidity explain the age-related differences in strength, speed and balance in older adults?

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 480-489

  Welmer, Anna Karin ^a,b   Kåreholt, Ingemar ^a   Angleman, Sara ^a   Rydwik, Elisabeth ^a   Fratiglioni, Laura ^a,c  

^a AGING RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aging; Chronic diseases; Muscle strength; Physical performance measure; Postural balance; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHAIR STAND; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; WALKING SPEED;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; WALKING;

EID: 84874595001     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/8584     Document Type: Article

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