The Groningen meander walking test: A dynamic walking test for older adults with dementia

Physical Therapy

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 262-272

  Bossers, Willem J R ^a   van der Woude, Lucas H V ^a   Boersma, Froukje ^a   Scherder, Erik J A ^a   van Heuvelen, Marieke J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEUROLOGIC GAIT DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 84893486846     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130077     Document Type: Article

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