Turning difficulty characteristics of adults aged 65 years or older

Physical Therapy

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1174-1187

  Thigpen, M T ^a   Light, K E ^a   Creel, G L ^a   Flynn, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hip fracture; Turning difficulty; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SPINE; WALKING;

EID: 0033638285     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/80.12.1174     Document Type: Article

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