Sensorimotor factors affecting gait variability in older people-a population-based study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 386-392

  Callisaya, Michele L ^a   Blizzard, Leigh ^a   McGinley, Jennifer L ^b,c   Schmidt, Michael D ^a,d   Srikanth, Velandai K ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gait variability; Older adults; Population based; Sensorimotor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; GAIT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; REACTION TIME; VISION;

AGED; GAIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PROPRIOCEPTION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77950469680     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp184     Document Type: Article

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