A community-based strength training programme increases muscle strength and physical activity in young people with Down syndrome: A randomised controlled trial

Nora Shields; Nicholas F. Taylor; Elin Wee; Dennis Wollersheim; Simone D. O'Shea; Bo Fernhall

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2013.09.022

A community-based strength training programme increases muscle strength and physical activity in young people with Down syndrome: A randomised controlled trial

Nora Shields
, Nicholas F. Taylor
, Elin Wee
, Dennis Wollersheim
, Simone D. O'Shea
, Bo Fernhall

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La Trobe University
Northern Health
Allied Health Research Office
Charles Sturt University
University of Illinois at Chicago

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4385-4394
Number of pages	10
Journal	Research in Developmental Disabilities
Volume	34
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2013.09.022
State	Published - Dec 2013

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Developmental and Educational Psychology
Clinical Psychology

Keywords

Down syndrome
Physical activity
Progressive resistance training
Randomised controlled trial

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