The association between energy cost of walking and physical function in older adults

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 198-203

  Wert, David M ^a   Brach, Jennifer S ^a   Perera, Subashan ^b   VanSwearingen, Jessie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Gait; Physical function

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY COST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; WALKING;

EID: 84878637034     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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