Peripheral arterial disease, diabetes and postural balance among elderly Finns: A population-based study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 540-546

  Suominen, Velipekka ^a,b   Salenius, Juha ^b   Sainio, Päivi ^c   Reunanen, Antti ^c   Rantanen, Taina ^d  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Balance; Diabetes; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALL RISK; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 60749107212     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324882     Document Type: Article

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