Cross-sectional relationship between physical fitness components and functional performance in older persons living in long-term care facilities

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[2] Larson EB(1993)Factors associated with decline in function, institutionalization and mortality of elderly people Age Ageing 22 190-197

[3] Wagner EH(1997)Preserving mobility in older adults West J Med 167 258-264

[4] Koepsell TD(1991)Evaluating the efficacy of physical activity for influencing quality-of-life outcomes in older adults Ann Behav Med 13 108-116

[5] de Lateur BJ(1994)Exercise training and nutritional supplementation for physical frailty in very elderly people N Engl J Med 330 1769-1775

[6] Jagger C(2002)Physical exercise or micronutrient supplementation for the wellbeing of the frail elderly? A randomised controlled trial Br J Sports Med 36 126-131

[7] Spiers NA(1996)The epidemiology of physical activity and physical function in older people Med Sci Sports Exerc 28 596-600

[8] Clarke M(2000)Effects of Lower Extremity Strength Training on Functional Mobility in Older Adults Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 8 214-227

[9] Buchner DM(1998)Is lower extremity strength gain associated with improvement in physical performance and disability in frail, community-dwelling elders? Arch Phys Med Rehabil 79 24-30

[10] Stewart AL(1999)A 30-s chair-stand test as a measure of lower body strength in community-residing older adults Res Q Exerc Sport 70 113-119

[1] Buchner DM(1996)Evidence for a non-linear relationship between leg strength and gait speed Age Ageing 25 386-391

[2] Larson EB(1993)Factors associated with decline in function, institutionalization and mortality of elderly people Age Ageing 22 190-197

[3] Wagner EH(1997)Preserving mobility in older adults West J Med 167 258-264

[4] Koepsell TD(1991)Evaluating the efficacy of physical activity for influencing quality-of-life outcomes in older adults Ann Behav Med 13 108-116

[5] de Lateur BJ(1994)Exercise training and nutritional supplementation for physical frailty in very elderly people N Engl J Med 330 1769-1775

[6] Jagger C(2002)Physical exercise or micronutrient supplementation for the wellbeing of the frail elderly? A randomised controlled trial Br J Sports Med 36 126-131

[7] Spiers NA(1996)The epidemiology of physical activity and physical function in older people Med Sci Sports Exerc 28 596-600

[8] Clarke M(2000)Effects of Lower Extremity Strength Training on Functional Mobility in Older Adults Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 8 214-227

[9] Buchner DM(1998)Is lower extremity strength gain associated with improvement in physical performance and disability in frail, community-dwelling elders? Arch Phys Med Rehabil 79 24-30

[10] Stewart AL(1999)A 30-s chair-stand test as a measure of lower body strength in community-residing older adults Res Q Exerc Sport 70 113-119