Choice stepping reaction time: A composite measure of falls risk in older people

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2001, Pages

  Lord, S R ^a   Fitzpatrick, R C ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

EID: 0034787288     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.10.M627     Document Type: Article

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