The CS-30 test is a useful assessment tool for predicting falls in community-dwelling elderly people

Rigakuryoho Kagaku

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 441-445

  Kawabata, Yuuji ^a   Hiura, Masanori ^a  

^a Kanmon Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

CS 30 test (30 seconds chair stand test); Muscle strength; Predicting falls

Indexed keywords

EID: 48149093157     PISSN: 13411667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/rika.23.441     Document Type: Article

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