Reliability of static posturography in elderly persons;Reliabilität der statischen posturografie bei älteren personen

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 245-248

  Bauer, C M ^a,d   Groger I ^a   Rupprecht, R ^b   Tibesku, C O ^c   Gassmann K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c Sporthopaedicum   (Germany)

^d ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Balance; Falls; Geriatrics; Posturography; Reliability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSORY DEPRIVATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSORY DEPRIVATION;

EID: 79952116026     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-009-0052-6     Document Type: Article

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