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Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D.

- Verified email at tufts.edu - Cited by 39109

Mark Evan Nelson

- Verified email at mezeluna.com - Cited by 2251

Physical activity and public health in older adults: recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association

ME Nelson, WJ Rejeski, SN Blair, PW Duncan… - …, 2007 - scholarcommons.sc.edu
Objective-To issue a recommendation on the types and amounts of physical activity needed
to improve and maintain health in older adults. Participants-A panel of scientists with …

[PDF][PDF] Physical activity and bone health

WM Kohrt, SA Bloomfield, KD Little… - Medicine & Science in …, 2004 - corsi.univr.it
Weight-bearing physical activity has beneficial effects on bone health across the age
spectrum. Physical activities that generate relatively highintensity loading forces, such as …

The effects of progressive resistance training on bone density: a review.

JE Layne, ME Nelson - Medicine and science in sports and …, 1999 - europepmc.org
Osteoporosis is a major public health problem that is characterized by low bone mass and
increased susceptibility to fractures, primarily of the hip, spine, and wrist. It is estimated to …

Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice …

C Kearon, EA Akl, AJ Comerota, P Prandoni… - Chest, 2012 - Elsevier
Background This article addresses the treatment of VTE disease. Methods We generated
strong (Grade 1) and weak (Grade 2) recommendations based on high-quality (Grade A) …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise training and nutritional supplementation for physical frailty in very elderly people

MA Fiatarone, EF O'Neill, ND Ryan… - … England Journal of …, 1994 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Although disuse of skeletal muscle and undernutrition are often cited as
potentially reversible causes of frailty in elderly people, the efficacy of interventions targeted …

A randomized controlled trial of resistance exercise training to improve glycemic control in older adults with type 2 diabetes

C Castaneda, JE Layne, L Munoz-Orians… - Diabetes …, 2002 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—To determine the efficacy of high-intensity progressive resistance training
(PRT) on glycemic control in older adults with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …

Effects of high-intensity strength training on multiple risk factors for osteoporotic fractures: a randomized controlled trial

ME Nelson, MA Fiatarone, CM Morganti, I Trice… - Jama, 1994 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To determine how multiple risk factors for osteoporotic fractures could be
modified by high-intensity strength training exercises in postmenopausal women. Design …

Bioresorbable airway splint created with a three-dimensional printer

DA Zopf, SJ Hollister, ME Nelson… - New England Journal …, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
Bioresorbable Airway Splint Created with a Three-Dimensional Printer Page 1
correspondence n engl j med 368;21 nejm.org may 23, 2013 2043 couraging, but given that …

[HTML][HTML] Strength training improves muscle quality and insulin sensitivity in Hispanic older adults with type 2 diabetes

N Brooks, JE Layne, PL Gordon… - … journal of medical …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hispanics are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality due to their high prevalence of
diabetes and poor glycemic control. Strength training is the most effective lifestyle …

Locating the semiotic power of multimodality

GA Hull, ME Nelson - Written communication, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
This article reports research that attempts to characterize what is powerful about digital
multimodal texts. Building from recent theoretical work on understanding the workings and …