The relationship between muscle fatigue and balance in the elderly

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 389-395

  Nam, Hee Seung ^a   Park, Dong Sik ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Kang, Hyun Jung ^a   Lee, Dong Hun ^a   Lee, Sang Hun ^a   Her, Jin Gang ^b   Woo, Ji Hea ^b   Choi, Seung Yeon ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym College   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ankle; Balance; Elderly; Fatigue; Posture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881568930     PISSN: 22340645     EISSN: 22340653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2013.37.3.389     Document Type: Article

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