The role of vision and spatial orientation in the maintenance of posture

Physical Therapy

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 619-628

  Wade, Michael G ^a   Jones, Graeme ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Posture; Spatial orientation; Vision

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; LIFESPAN; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0030992827     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/77.6.619     Document Type: Review

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