Factors influencing balance in healthy community-dwelling women age 60 and older

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 93-100

  Nemmers, Theresa M ^a,b   Miller, Janice Williams ^c  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oklahoma State University ^*  (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Balance confidence; Forward head posture

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTURAL BALANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 59349113602     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200831030-00003     Document Type: Article

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