Balance and gait of adults with very mild Alzheimer disease

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-7

  Gras, Laura Z ^a   Kanaan, Saddam F ^b   McDowd, Joan M ^c   Colgrove, Yvonne M ^d   Burns, Jeffrey ^d   Pohl, Patricia S ^a  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Cognition; Dementia; Executive function; Gait; Mobility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING;

EID: 84925847918     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: 21520895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000020     Document Type: Article

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