Measurement of muscle health in aging

Biogerontology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 901-911

  Francis, Peter ^a,b   Lyons, Mark ^b   Piasecki, Mathew ^c   Mc Phee, Jamie ^c   Hind, Karen ^a   Jakeman, Philip ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional capability; Healthy aging; Muscle strength; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DYNAMOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FRAILTY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; LEAN TISSUE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TISSUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 85017151003     PISSN: 13895729     EISSN: 15736768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10522-017-9697-5     Document Type: Article

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