Task demand effects on postural control in older adults

Human Movement Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 435-446

  Prioli, Ana Caroline ^a   Cardozo, Aline Steckelberg ^a   de Freitas Júnior, Paulo Barbosa ^a   Barela, José Angelo ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Moving room; Postural control; Task demand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33744925949     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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