Assessing the development of balance function in children using stabilometry

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 737-740

  Hsu, Ying Shuo ^a   Kuan, Chen Chieh ^a   Young, Yi Ho ^b  

^a TAIPEI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Balance; Children; Development; Stabilometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BALANCE FUNCTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; STABILOMETRY; VELOCITY; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; SENSATION; TRANSDUCERS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 63349092718     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.01.016     Document Type: Article

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