The effect of aging on postural stability: A cross sectional and longitudinal study

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 213-218

  Du Pasquier, R A ^a   Blanc, Y ^a   Sinnreich, M ^a   Landis, T ^a   Burkhard, P ^a   Vingerhoets, F J G ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Center of pressure; Force plate; Postural stability; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0346256871     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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