Postural stability and history of falls in cognitively able older adults: The Canton Ticino study

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 662-666

  Merlo, Andrea ^a   Zemp, Damiano ^b   Zanda, Enrica ^b   Rocchi, Sabrina ^c   Meroni, Fabiano ^b   Tettamanti, Mauro ^d   Recchia, Angela ^d   Lucca, Ugo ^d   Quadri, Pierluigi ^b  

^a PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^b Ospedali regionali of Lugano and Mendrisio   (Switzerland)

^c Clinica Hildebrand   (Switzerland)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Center of pressure; Falls; Postural control

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; EYE MOVEMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; STABILOGRAPHY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867140230     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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