Procedural differences directly affect timed up and go times

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2168-2169

  Bergmann, Jeroen H M ^a   Alexiou, Caroline ^a   Smith, Ian C H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FALLING; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIMED UP AND GO;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350437633     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02547.x     Document Type: Letter

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