Dual-task interference during obstacle clearance in healthy and balance-impaired older adults

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 349-354

  Siu, Ka Chun ^a,b   Lugade, Vipul ^a   Chou, Li Shan ^a   van Donkelaar, Paul ^a   Woollacott, Marjorie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Attention; Dual task; Falls; Gait

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; RANGE OF MOTION; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 56249114879     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324867     Document Type: Article

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