Dual task-related changes in gait performance in older adults: A new way of predicting recurrent falls? [13]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 181-182

  Beauchet, Olivier ^a   Annweiler, Cédric ^a   Allali, Gilles ^b   Berrut, Gilles ^a   Dubost, Véronique ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; REACTION TIME; RECURRENT DISEASE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GAIT; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 37749022066     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01464.x     Document Type: Letter

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