An approach to assessment of the fall risk for the elderly by probe reaction time during walking

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-316

  Huo, Ming ^a   Maruyama, Hitoshi ^a   Akiyama, Sumikazu ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Probe reaction time

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649103160     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.21.311     Document Type: Article

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