Backward walking measures are sensitive to age-related changes in mobility and balance

Gait and Posture

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 593-597

  Fritz, N E ^a   Worstell, A M ^a   Kloos, A D ^a   Siles, A B ^a   White, S E ^a   Kegelmeyer, D A ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aging; Backward walking; Gait

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKWARD WALKING; FALLING; FEMALE; FORWARD WALKING; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875614203     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.09.022     Document Type: Article

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