Relationship between unipedal stance test score and center of pressure velocity in elderly;Relación entre el rendimiento en la prueba de estación unipodal y la velocidad del centro de presión en adultos mayores

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 256-260

  Rodrigo Antonio, Guzmán ^a   Rony, Silvestre ^a   Francisco Aniceto, Rodríguez ^b   David Andrés, Arriagada ^a   Pablo Andrés, Ortega ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR   (Chile)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Postural balance; Posturography; Unipedal stance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER OF PRESSURE VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE; SCORING SYSTEM; STABILOGRAPHY; STANDING; UNIPEDAL STANCE TEST SCORE; VELOCITY;

EID: 80054742882     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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