Evaluation of the risk of falling in institution-dwelling elderly: clinical tests versus biomechanical analysis of stepping-up.

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 6122-6125

  Michel Pellegrino, Valérie ^a   Hewson, David J ^b   Drieux, Michèle ^b   Duchêne, Jacques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84903812157     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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