Long-term practice of Jaques-Dalcroze eurhythmics prevents age-related increase of gait variability under a dual task [2]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 728-729

  Kressig, Reto W ^a   Allali, Gilles ^a   Beauchet, Olivier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; EXERCISE; GAIT; GROUPS BY AGE; LETTER; RANK SUM TEST; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSIC THERAPY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MUSIC THERAPY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 18944395325     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53228_2.x     Document Type: Letter

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