The falling risk and physical fitness in older people

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-226

  Toraman, Ayşe ^a   Yildirim, Necmiye Ün ^b  

^a 75 Yil Özel E itim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi   (Turkey)

^b ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Balance functions in elderly; Falling risk; Physical fitness of elderly

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; AGILITY; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FALLING; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SITTING; STANDING;

EID: 77955277221     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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