The effect of multidimensional exercises on balance, mobility, and fall risk in community-dwelling older adults

Physical Therapy

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-57

  Shumway Cook, Anne ^a   Gruber, William ^a   Baldwin, Margaret ^a   Liao, Shiquan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Balance; Exercise; Fall prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031030844     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/77.1.46     Document Type: Article

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