Clinical determinants of failure in balance tests in elderly subjects

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-228

  Manckoundia, Patrick ^a,b,c   Buatois, Séverine ^d   Gueguen, René ^e   Perret Guillaume, Christine ^a   Laurain, Marie Christine ^a   Pfitzenmeyer, Pierre ^b,c   Benetos, Athanase ^a,d  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^b DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^e Centre de Medecine Preventive   (France)

Author keywords

Balance and self perception of health; Balance tests in the elderly; Cognitive status and balance; Falls in the elderly; Obesity and balance

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY MASS; COGNITION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 47549110741     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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