Effects of hypertension on balance assessed by computerized posturography in the elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-117

  Abate, Michele ^a   Di Iorio, Angelo ^a   Pini, Barbara ^a   Battaglini, Corrado ^a   Di Nicola, Isabella ^a   Foschini, Nunzia ^a   Guglielmi, Marianna ^a   Marinelli, Marianna ^a   Tocco, Pierluigi ^a   Saggini, Raoul ^a   Abate, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balance in elderly; Dizziness; Hypertension in elderly; Performance tests in posturo graphy; Unsteadiness; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; STABILOGRAPHY; VERTIGO; WALKING;

AGED; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERTIGO;

EID: 67349247073     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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