Balance control in older adults: Training effects on balance control and the integration of balance control into walking

Advances in Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue C, 1996, Pages 339-367

  Tang, Pei Fang ^a   Woollacott, Marjorie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; older adults; standing; training; walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956773130     PISSN: 01664115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4115(96)80015-X     Document Type: Chapter

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