Lateral stability, sensorimotor function and falls in older people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1077-1081

  Lord, Stephen R ^a,b   Rogers, Mark W ^c   Howland, Amelia ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Richard ^a,b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Lateral stability; Sensorimotor function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032851877     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb05230.x     Document Type: Article

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