Effect of lower limb strength on falls and balance of the elderly

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 386-393

  Cho, Kang Hee ^a   Bok, Soo Kyung ^a   Kim, Young Jae ^a   Hwang, Seon Lyul ^a  

^a Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Fall; Lower limb strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867043954     PISSN: 22340645     EISSN: 22340653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2012.36.3.386     Document Type: Article

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