Cognitive function, gait, and gait variability in older people: A population-based study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 726-732

  Martin, Kara L ^a   Blizzard, Leigh ^a   Wood, Amanda G ^b,c   Srikanth, Velandai ^a,b   Thomson, Russell ^a   Sanders, Lauren M ^b   Callisaya, Michele L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive function; Gait; Gait variability

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; AGING.; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGING.; COGNITIVE FUNCTION; GAIT; GAIT VARIABILITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SPACE PERCEPTION; TASMANIA;

EID: 84878275713     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls224     Document Type: Article

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