Comparação da funcionalidade, agilidade e equilíbrio dinâmico de idosas com osteoartrite de joelhos e assintomáticas

Autor: Renata Alyne Czajka Sabchuk, Renata Wolf, Sabrine Nayara Costa, Maria Luiza Fadel Peniche, Paulo Cesar Barauce Bento, Fernanda de Mattos
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Revista da Educação Física, Vol 26, Iss 3, Pp 435-441 (2015)
Journal of Physical Education; Vol 26 No 3 (2015); 435-441
Journal of Physical Education; Vol. 26 Núm. 3 (2015); 435-441
Journal of Physical Education; v. 26 n. 3 (2015); 435-441
Journal of Physical Education (Maringá)
Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
instacron:UEM
ISSN: 1983-3083
0103-3948
2448-2455
DOI: 10.4025/reveducfis.v26i3.25254
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