Reach distance but not judgment error is associated with falls in older people

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 66 A, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 896-903

  Butler, Annie A ^a,b   Lord, Stephen R ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Richard C ^a,b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Falls; Reaching; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

TRICHILIA HIRTA;

AGED; AGING; ARM; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ARM; COHORT STUDIES; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051508796     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr071     Document Type: Article

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