Obese elderly women exhibit low postural stability: A novel three-dimensional evaluation system

Clinics

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 475-481

  Carneiro, José Ailton O ^a   Santos Pontelli, Taiza E G ^a   Vilaça, Karla H C ^a   Pfrimer, Karina ^a   Colafêmina, José F ^a   Carneiro, Antonio Adilton O ^a   Ferriolli, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly; Obesity; Postural balance; Sensory deprivation; Three dimensional system

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OBESITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; SENSORY DEPRIVATION;

EID: 84863963264     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2012(05)12     Document Type: Article

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