A prospective study of laboratory and clinical measures of postural stability to predict community-dwelling fallers

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2000, Pages

  Brauer, S G ^a   Burns, Y R ^a   Galley, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034528276     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.8.M469     Document Type: Article

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