Fall risk assessment of elderly by using posturography

Turk Geriatri Dergisi

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 177-180

  Özdemir, Oya ^a   Gökçe Kutsal, Yeşim ^b  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Fall risk; Posturography

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STABILOGRAPHY;

EID: 75849126218     PISSN: 13042947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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