Physical performance and a test of gaze stabilization in older adults

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 168-172

  Ward, Bryan K ^a   Mohammed, Maha T ^b   Brach, Jennifer S ^b   Studenski, Stephane A ^b   Whitney, Susan L ^a,b   Furman, Joseph M ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Gaze stabilization; Vestibular

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VESTIBULAR TEST; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 74349113503     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181c4c3e2     Document Type: Article

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