Development of postural control during gait in typically developing children: The effects of dual-task conditions

Gait and Posture

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 428-434

  Boonyong, Sujitra ^a,b   Siu, Ka Chun ^c   van Donkelaar, Paul ^a   Chou, Li Shan ^a   Woollacott, Marjorie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Development of gait; Dual task; Gait; Gait in children; Gait stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; FEMALE; GAIT; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SPACE PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857996943     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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