Enhancing Functional Balance and Mobility Among Older People Living in Long-Term Care Facilities

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-113

  Nitz, Jennifer C ^a   Josephson, Diane L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NURSING HOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MOVEMENT; NURSING HOMES; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 79953179647     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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