Associations of sensory-motor functions with poor mobility in 75- and 80-year-old people

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-127

  Sakari Rantala, Ritva ^a   Era, Pertti ^a,b   Rantanen, Taina ^a   Heikkinen, Eino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Metitur Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disability; Elderly; Functional limitation; Impairment; Mobility; Sensory motor function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SELF REPORT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VISUAL ACUITY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 0031977984     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655098444237     Document Type: Article

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