Functional balance among community-dwelling older adults: A comparison of their history of falls;Equilíbrio funcional de idosos da comunidade: comparaçã o em relação ao histórico de quedas

Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 316-323

  Goncalves D F F ^a,b   Ricci, N A ^a   Coimbra, A M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNICAMP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Balance; Falls; Older adult

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349111120     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-35552009005000044     Document Type: Article

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