How is walking speed related to muscle strength? A study of healthy persons and persons with late effects of polio

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1923-1928

  Willén, Carin ^a,b   Stibrant Sunnerhagen, Katarina ^a   Ekman, Claes ^a   Grimby, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gait; Polio; Rehabilitation; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POLIOMYELITIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 9944241270     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.11.040     Document Type: Article

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