Acceleration patterns of the head and pelvis when walking are associated with risk of falling in community-dwelling older people

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 446-452

  Menz, Hylton B ^a   Lord, Stephen R ^a   Fitzpatrick, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALKING;

EID: 0038414791     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.5.m446     Document Type: Article

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