Cell phones change the way we walk

Gait and Posture

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 688-690

  Lamberg, Eric M ^a   Muratori, Lisa M ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Dual task; Gait; Texting; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEXT MESSAGING; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WORKING MEMORY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SPEECH; TEXT MESSAGING; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859218823     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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