Prevention of falls during stairway descent in older adults

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 348-352

  Kim, B J ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Prevention of falls; Stairway descent

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR VELOCITY; GAIT ANALYSIS; LIGHTING; STAIRS;

AMBIENT LIGHTING; ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT; AUDITORY SIGNALS; FALLS; FALLS ON STAIRS; NORMAL CONDITION; PREVENTION OF FALLS; STAIRWAY DESCENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HUMANS; LIGHTING; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 60149092786     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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