Are the spatio-temporal parameters of gait capable of distinguishing a faller from a non-faller elderly?

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 677-691

  Mortaza, N ^a,b   Abu Osman, N A ^a   Mehdikhani, N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Gait; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; ECONOMICS; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 84923068297     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: 19739095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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