Compensatory Analysis and Strategies for Balance in Individuals with Visual Impairments

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 695-703

  Horvat, Michael ^a   Ray, Christopher ^a   Ramsey, Vincent K ^b   Miszko, Tanya ^b   Keeney, Roger ^a   Blasch, Bruce B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BLINDNESS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SAFETY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0242523696     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0309701103     Document Type: Article

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