Vibrating insoles and balance control in elderly people

Lancet

Volumn 362, Issue 9390, 2003, Pages 1123-1124

  Priplata, Attila A ^a   Niemi, James B ^b   Harry, Jason D ^b   Lipsitz, Lewis A ^c,d   Collins, James J ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Afferent Corporation   (United States)

^c Divisions of Gerontology   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0141863194     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14470-4     Document Type: Article

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