Do voluntary step reactions in dual task conditions have an added value over single task for fall prediction? A prospective study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 360-366

  Melzer, Itshak ^a   Kurz, Ilan ^a   Shahar, Danit ^a   Oddsson, Lars I E ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dual task; Fall prediction; Step execution times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELF CARE; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79955374353     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324940     Document Type: Article

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