Age-related differences in spatiotemporal markers of gait stability during dual task walking

Gait and Posture

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-119

  Hollman, John H ^a   Kovash, Francine M ^a   Kubik, Jared J ^a   Linbo, Rachel A ^a  

^a Mayo School of Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dual task; Gait; Gait instability; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING;

EID: 34247225482     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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