Gait variability and fall risk in community-living older adults: A 1-year prospective study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1050-1056

  Hausdorff, Jeffrey M ^a,c   Rios, Dean A ^a   Edelberg, Helen K ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged, 80 and over; Locomotion; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0034880078     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.24893     Document Type: Article

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