A longitudinal study of change in falls risk and balance and mobility in healthy older people and people with alzheimer disease

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 676-685

  Suttanon, Plaiwan ^a,b   Hill, Keith D ^b,c   Said, Catherine M ^d,e   Dodd, Karen J ^f  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Balance; Falls; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; TIME; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84880923680     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318278dcb3     Document Type: Article

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