Falls and gait characteristics among older persons with peripheral neuropathy

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-132

  DeMott, Trina K ^a   Richardson, James K ^a,b   Thies, Sibylle B ^b   Ashton Miller, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental Falls; Environment; Gait; Injury; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FALLING; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 33846463789     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31802ee1d1     Document Type: Article

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