Risk of falls in older people during fast-walking - The TASCOG study

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 510-515

  Callisaya, M L ^a,b   Blizzard, L ^b   McGinley, J L ^c   Srikanth, V K ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community dwelling; Falls; Fast walking; Gait; Older person

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 84864360751     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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