Gait and balance assessment in older persons

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 39-45

  Rubenstein, Laurence Z ^a   Trueblood, Peggy R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BALANCE DISORDER; ELDERLY CARE; EXPERIENCE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPASTICITY;

EID: 2942516378     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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