Rising from sitting in elderly people, part 2: Strategies to facilitate rising

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 64-68

  Chan, Donna ^b   Laporte, Diane M ^b   Sveistrup, Heidi ^a  

^a Faculty of Health Sciences   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; REVIEW; SITTING; STANDING;

EID: 0032981252     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802269906200206     Document Type: Review

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