Balance control in very old adults with and without visual impairment

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1631-1636

  Chen, Ellen W ^a   Fu, Amy S N ^a   Chan, K M ^b   Tsang, William W N ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Balance control; Elderly; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; VISION, LOW;

EID: 84861528289     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2139-1     Document Type: Article

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