The Effects of a 15-Week Exercise Intervention on Fitness and Postural Control in Older Adults

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-241

  Ray, Christopher ^a   Melton, Forest ^a   Ramirez, Raul ^a   Keller, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; balance; differed attention; postural control; senior fitness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866674136     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2012.696236     Document Type: Article

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