Aging, the central nervous system, and mobility

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1379-1386

  Rosso, Andrea L ^a   Studenski, Stephanie A ^b   Chen, Wen G ^c   Aizenstein, Howard J ^b   Alexander, Neil B ^d   Bennett, David A ^e   Black, Sandra E ^f   Camicioli, Richard ^g   Carlson, Michelle C ^h   Ferrucci, Luigi ^c   Guralnik, Jack M ⁱ   Hausdorff, Jeffrey M ^j,k   Kaye, Jeff ^l   Launer, Lenore J ^c   Lipsitz, Lewis A ^j,m,n   Verghese, Joe ^o   Rosano, Caterina ^a  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^k TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^l OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁿ Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^o ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Central nervous system; Mobility; Motor control

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GAIT; HUMAN; MOBILITY.; MOTOR CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MOBILITY.; MOTOR CONTROL;

AGING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GAIT; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION;

EID: 84885830132     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glt089     Document Type: Article

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