Perception of the postural vertical and falls in older people

Gerontology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 497-503

  Menant, Jasmine C ^a   St George, Rebecca J ^a   Fitzpatrick, Richard C ^a   Lord, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Balance; Postural vertical; Vestibular system

Indexed keywords

RUBBER;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EYELID CLOSURE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; POSTURAL VERTICAL PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TILTING; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VISION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; PERCEPTION; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84868568868     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339295     Document Type: Article

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