Performance of balance impaired elders on three balance tests under two visual conditions

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-7

  Huang, Min ^a   Burgess, Ruth ^a   Weber, Mark ^a   Greenwald, Neva F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Fall; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BLURRED VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POST HOC ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646357940     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200604000-00002     Document Type: Article

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