Physical therapy for the elderly;Physiotherapie beim alten Menschen

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 497-502

  Ongaro, Guido ^a,b   Zwisler, Ch ^a   Grob, D ^a  

^a Stadtspital Waid   (Switzerland)

^b Waidspital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE TONE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SWITZERLAND;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0035434140     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930.58.8.497     Document Type: Article

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