Responsiveness of muscle size and strength to physical training in very elderly people: A systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Stewart, V H ^a   Saunders, D H ^a   Greig, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Muscle size; Progressive resistance training; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE SIZE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SARCOPENIA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VERY ELDERLY;

MUSCLE SIZE; PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE TRAINING; SARCOPENIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84892856961     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12123     Document Type: Review

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