The relationship between falls history and computerized dynamic posturography in persons with balance and vestibular disorders

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 402-407

  Whitney, Susan L ^a,b,c   Marchetti, Gregory F ^d   Schade, Annika I ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Balance; Electronystagmography; Posture; Rehabilitation; Vestibular diseases

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY POSTURE; CALORIC VESTIBULAR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STABILOGRAPHY; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

EID: 33344474468     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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