Gaze behavior of young and older adults during stair walking

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-366

  Zietz, Doerte ^a   Hollands, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Eye movements; Gaze; Locomotion; Stair negotiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WALKING;

EID: 67650290319     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.41.4.357-366     Document Type: Article

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