Physical and psychological factors associated with stair negotiation performance in older people

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1259-1265

  Tiedemann, Anne C ^a   Sherrington, Catherine ^a,b   Lord, Stephen R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISION; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 37349095897     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.11.1259     Document Type: Article

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