Maximal isometric muscle strength and functional ability in daily activities among 75‐year‐old men and women

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 32-40

  Avlund, K ^a   Schroll, M ^a   Davidsen, M ^b   Lovborg B ^a   Rantanen, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Heriev County Hospital ^*  (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

activities of daily living; functional ability; muscle strength; physical activity; simple function test

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987196383     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1994.tb00403.x     Document Type: Article

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