Relationship between quadriceps femoris echo intensity, muscle power, and functional capacity of older men.

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Published in Age (Dordr) on February 11, 2014

Authors

Eurico Nestor Wilhelm1, Anderson Rech, Felipe Minozzo, Regis Radaelli, Cíntia Ehlers Botton, Ronei Silveira Pinto

Author Affiliations

1: Exercise Research Laboratory, Physical Education School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, euricowilhelm@gmail.com.

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