Effects of balance-focused interactive games compared to therapeutic balance classes for older women

Climacteric

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-146

  Singh, D K A ^a   Rajaratnam, B S ^b   Palaniswamy, V ^a   Raman, V P ^a   Bong, P S ^a   Pearson, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^c Pandan Indah   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agility; Balance; Community Dwelling Older Women; Functional Mobility; Virtual Reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGILITY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALAYSIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84872445688     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2012.664832     Document Type: Article

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