Falls self-efficacy and gait performance after gait and balance training in older people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1154-1156

  Rochat, Stephane ^a   Martin, Estelle ^a   Piot Ziegler, Chantal ^b   Najafi, Bijan ^c   Aminian, Kamiar ^c   Büla, Christophe J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEAR; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; TRAINING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 44649154480     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01691.x     Document Type: Letter

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