Sensory interaction on static balance: A comparison concerning the history of falls of community-dwelling elderly

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-171

  Ricci, Natalia Aquaroni ^a,b   Gonçalves, Daniele de Faria Figueiredo ^a   Coimbra, Arlete Maria Valente ^a   Coimbra, Ibsen Bellini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Falls; Postural balance; Sensorial modalities; Sensory motor performance

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSATION;

EID: 66049143013     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2009.00516.x     Document Type: Article

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