Spinal flexibility and balance control among community-dwelling adults with and without Parkinson's disease

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2000, Pages

  Schenkman, M ^a   Morey, M ^a   Kuchibhatla, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRA;

EID: 0034532284     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.8.M441     Document Type: Article

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