Effects of a visual distracter task on the gait of elderly versus young persons

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bock, Otmar ^a   Beurskens, Rainer ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 80052649299     PISSN: 16877063     EISSN: 16877071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/651718     Document Type: Article

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