Age-related changes of human balance during quiet stance

Physiological Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1-17

  Abrahamova, Diana ^a   Hlavacka, Frantisek ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Age; Body sway; Human balance; Quiet stance

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849120169     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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