The influence of commercial-grade carpet on postural sway and balance strategy among older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 552-559

  Dickinson, Joan I ^a   Shroyer, Jo Ann L ^b   Elias, Jeffrey W ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Fall; Flooring; Posturography; Sensory Organization Test (SOT)

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; BUILDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE;

EID: 0036325330     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.4.552     Document Type: Article

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