Measurement of gait speed of older adults is feasible and informative in a home-care setting

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-23

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Gait; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 64949092848     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200932010-00005     Document Type: Article

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