Gait variability in younger and older adult women is altered by overground walking protocol

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 745-748

  Paterson, Kade L ^a   Lythgo, Noel D ^b   Hill, Keith D ^c,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b c/o Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre ^*  (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; LETTER; LOCOMOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACCELERATION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350642113     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp159     Document Type: Letter

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