Changes in postural control in healthy elderly subjects are related to vibration sensation, vision and vestibular asymmetry

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 700-706

  Kristinsdottir, E K ^a   Fransson, P A ^a   Magnusson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Postural control; Vestibular asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VIBRATION SENSE; VISION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; POSTURE; SENSATION; VESTIBULE; VIBRATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 0034788416     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480152583647     Document Type: Article

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