Trunk repositioning errors are increased in balance-impaired older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1310-1314

  Goldberg, Allon ^a,c,e   Hernandez, Manuel Enrique ^b   Alexander, Neil B ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ERROR; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STANDING; TRUNK; TRUNK FLEXION; TRUNK REPOSITIONING ERROR; VISION;

EID: 27744532629     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.10.1310     Document Type: Article

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