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Lighting and perceptual cues: Effects on gait measures of older adults at high and low risk for falls
BACKGROUND: The visual system plays an important role in maintaining balance. As a person ages, gait becomes slower and stride becomes shorter, especially in dimly lighted environments. Falls risk has been associated with reduced speed and increased gait variability. METHODS: Twenty-four older adult...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3176147/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21864387 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-11-49 |