Balance, muscle strength, and fear of falling in older adults

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-219

  Binda, Susan M ^a   Culham, Elsie G ^a   Brouwer, Brenda ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 0037396398     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610730303711     Document Type: Article

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