Improved fall-related efficacy in older adults related to changes in dynamic gait ability

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1598-1606

  Bishop, Mark D ^a   Patterson, Tara S ^b   Romero, Sergio ^a   Light, Kathye E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 79951645208     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090284     Document Type: Article

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