Falls in older people

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-171

  van Dieën, Jaap H ^a   Pijnappels, Mirjam ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BONE FRAGILITY; COGNITION; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALL RISK; FALLING; GAIT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; HUMANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38849174340     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.06.001     Document Type: Editorial

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