Mechanisms of postural control in alcoholic men and women: Biomechanical analysis of musculoskeletal coordination during quiet standing

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 528-537

  Sullivan, Edith V ^a   Rose, Jessica ^a   Pfefferbaum, Adolf ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism; Balance; Gender; Musculoskeletal Response Mechanism; Postural Stability; Posturography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STABILOGRAPHY; STANDING; TOUCH; VISION;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77749301596     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.01118.x     Document Type: Article

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