Exercise training in the debilitated aged: Strength and functional outcomes
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPublished 1 March 2000
John R. Meuleman, William F. Brechue, Paul Kubilis, David Löwenthal
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This group of debilitated elderly patients effectively performed resistance training and increased their strength, with the most impaired gaining the most function.
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This group of debilitated elderly patients effectively performed resistance training and increased their strength, with the most impaired gaining the most function. Few in the group could effectively perform endurance training.
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