Standardisation of a three-metre walking test for elderly people

Physiotherapy

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 125-132

  Worsfold, Chris ^a   Simpson, Janet M ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Standardisation; Walking test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CITY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; FALLING; FEAR; HOME; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARAMETER; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TIME; WALKING;

EID: 0034965244     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)61079-6     Document Type: Article

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