Feasibility of eight physical fitness tests in 1,050 older adults with intellectual disability: Results of the healthy ageing with intellectual disabilities study

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-47

  Hilgenkamp, Thessa I M ^a   Wijck, Ruud Van ^b   Evenhuis, Heleen M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Instruments; Intellectual disability; Older; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REACTION TIME; WALKING;

EID: 84874855482     PISSN: 19349491     EISSN: 19349556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-51.01.033     Document Type: Article

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