Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 982-986 , June 2009

Measures of Physical Ability Are Unrelated to Objectively Measured Physical Activity Behavior in Older Adults Residing in Continuing Care Retirement Communities

  • Kathryn R. Zalewski, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Kathryn R. Zalewski, PhD, PT, University of Wisconsin, PO Box 413, Pavilion Rm 36, Milwaukee, WI 53201
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  • J. Carson Smith, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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  • Jake Malzahn, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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  • Mark VanHart, DPT

      Affiliations

    • Physical Therapy Department, HealthReach, Brookfield, WI
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  • Derek O'Connell, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

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 Supported in part by the College of Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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PII: S0003-9993(09)00156-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.12.013

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 982-986 , June 2009

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