Fall risk factors in older female lawn bowls players and controls

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-130

  Brooke Wavell, Katherine ^a   Cooling, Victoria C ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Falls risk; Older people; Physical activity; Postural stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849148568     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.17.1.123     Document Type: Article

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