Validity of an index of self-reported walking for balance and falls in elderly women

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 65-73

  Bergland, Astrid ^a   Jarnlo, Gun Britt ^a   Laake, Knut ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Centre of pressure measures; Clinical tests; Elderly; Falls; Injury; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING;

EID: 0036327293     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140381902320141461     Document Type: Article

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