Shoe wear recommendations for the older adult

Clinical Geriatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 26-33

  Gross, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; FALLING; HALLUX RIGIDUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; REVIEW; SHOE;

EID: 77954520375     PISSN: 10951598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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