Functional balance tests related to falls among elderly people living in the community

European Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-14

  Jarnlo, Gun Britt ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Functional balance test; Reliability; Review; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BALANCE DISORDER; COMMUNITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STANDING; WALKING;

EID: 0037236613     PISSN: 14391147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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