Perturbation training can reduce community-dwelling older adults' annual fall risk: A randomized controlled trial

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1586-1594

  Pai, Yi Chung ^a   Bhatt, Tanvi ^a   Yang, Feng ^a   Wang, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

From falling; Generalization; Inoculation; Learning; Postural disturbance; Retention

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84942311750     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu087     Document Type: Article

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