Effects of exercise programs on balance in older women with age-related visual problems: A pilot study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 446-452

  Kovács, Éva ^a,b   Tóth, Klára ^b   Dénes, Lívia ^a   Valasek, Tamás ^b   Hazafi, Klára ^c   Molnár, Gyöngyvér ^d   Fehér Kiss, Anna ^d  

^a National Institute for Blind People Budapest   (Hungary)

^b University of Semmelweis   (Hungary)

^c Saint Lawrence Nursing Home for Elderly Pécs   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Balance exercise; Fall prevention; Osteoporosis exercise; Postmenopausal women; Visual impairments

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84864939047     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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