Temporal and spatial features of gait in older adults transitioning to frailty

Gait and Posture

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-35

  Kressig, Reto W ^a   Gregor, Robert J ^a   Oliver, Alanna ^a   Waddell, Dwight ^a   Smith, Webb ^a   O'Grady, Michael ^b   Curns, Aaron T ^c   Kutner, Michael ^c   Wolf, Steven L ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait analysis; Gait variability; Spatial and temporal parameters; Transitional frail older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HEEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; VELOCITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 2942538262     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(03)00089-4     Document Type: Article

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