The Dynamic Gait Index in healthy older adults: The role of stair climbing, fear of falling and gender

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-241

  Herman, Talia ^a   Inbar Borovsky, Noit ^a   Brozgol, Marina ^a   Giladi, Nir ^a,b   Hausdorff, Jeffrey M ^a,b,c  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Falls; Functional testing; Gait

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 58549083946     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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