Use of the Dynamic Visual Acuity Test as a screener for community-dwelling older adults who fall

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 267-276

  Honaker, Julie A ^a   Shepard, Neil T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

balance disorders; Dynamic Visual Acuity; Falling risk; vestibular function test; vestibulo ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROTATION; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR TEST; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; ROC CURVE; ROTATION; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 81755171151     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/VES-2011-0427     Document Type: Article

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