Postural sensitivity to visual flow in aging adults with and without balance problems

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Sundermier, Lynne ^a   Woollacott, Marjorie H ^b   Jensen, Jody L ^b   Moore, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; FORCE; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION;

EID: 0029964049     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51A.2.M45     Document Type: Article

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