Motor versus cognitive dualtask effects on obstacle negotiation in older adults

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 200-207

  Plummer D'Amato, Prudence ^a   Shea, Gillian ^a   Dowd, Colleen ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Dual task; Gait; Obstacle avoidance; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868681746     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2012.19.4.200     Document Type: Article

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