Middle-old and old-old retirement dwelling adults respond differently to locomotor challenges in cluttered environments

Gait and Posture

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 486-491

  Reed, Rebecca J ^a   Lowrey, Catherine R ^a   Vallis, Lori Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cluttered environments; Locomotion; Obstacle course navigation; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GAIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLUMINATION; KINEMATICS; KINESIOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; LIGHTING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33646140126     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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