Effects of different exercise interventions on risk of falls, gait ability, and balance in physically frail older adults: A systematic review

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-114

  Cadore, Eduardo Lusa ^a   Rodríguez Mañas, Leocadio ^b   Sinclair, Alan ^c   Izquierdo, Mikel ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SCISEARCH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS;

SCOPUS;

EID: 84876581280     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: 15578577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2012.1397     Document Type: Review

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