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Can progressive resistance training twice a week improve mobility, muscle strength, and quality of life in very elderly nursing-home residents with impaired mobility? A pilot study

PURPOSE: To determine the effects of progressive resistance training on mobility, muscle strength, and quality of life in nursing-home residents with impaired mobility. METHODS: Nursing-home residents aged 77 years and older with impaired mobility were recruited in Berlin, Germany. The eight-week ex...

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Autores principales: Krist, Lilian, Dimeo, Fernando, Keil, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23637524
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S42136