Attention, frailty, and falls: The effect of a manual task on basic mobility

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 758-761

  Lundin Ohson, Lillemor ^a   Lars Nyberg, Rpt ^a   Gustafson, Yngve ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 0031745060     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb03813.x     Document Type: Article

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