Evidence for age-related decline in visuomotor function and reactive stepping adjustments

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 477-481

  Young, William R ^a   Hollands, Mark A ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Falls; Gait; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FALL RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864341631     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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