Effects of footwear on measurements of balance and gait in women between the ages of 65 and 93 years

Physical Therapy

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-27

  Arnadottir, Solveig A ^a   Mercer, Vicki S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Footwear; Gait; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SHOE; STANDARDIZATION; WALKING;

EID: 0033978946     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/80.1.17     Document Type: Article

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