The contribution of foot problems to mobility impairment and falls in community-dwelling older people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1651-1656

  Menz, Hylton B ^a   Lord, Stephen R ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Foot problems; Older

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; REACTION TIME; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION; VISION TESTS; WALKING;

EID: 0035665230     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.t01-1-49275.x     Document Type: Article

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