Effect of structural foot deformities on foot function in the elderly

Fizyoterapi Rehabilitasyon

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 84-88

  Kavlak, Yasemin ^a   Şimşek, Engin ^b   Erel, Suat ^b   Mutlu, Akmer ^b   Bek, Nilgün ^b   Yakut, Yavuz ^b   Uygur, Fatma ^b  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Foot; Foot deformities; Geriatrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NOCICEPTION; RETIREMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 33845315045     PISSN: 13008757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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