Relationship between BMI and physical performance among older adults

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 465-468

  Ferreira, Raiana Souza ^a   Da Silva Coqueiro, Raildo ^a   Barbosa, Aline Rodrigues ^a,b   Pinheiro, Paloma Andrade ^a   Fernandes, Marcos Henrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Health of the elderly; Nutritional status; Physical fitness; Time and motion studies

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84888640642     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.07.013     Document Type: Article

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