Age affects the attentional demands of stair ambulation: Evidence from a dual-task approach

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1080-1088

  Ojha, Heidi A ^a   Kern, Rebecca W ^b   Lin, Chien Ho Janice ^c   Winstein, Carolee J ^d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kern and Associates Physical Therapy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTENTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349871281     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080187     Document Type: Article

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