Does osteoporosis predispose falls? a study on obstacle avoidance and balance confidence

BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is associated with changes in balance and physical performance and has psychosocial consequences which increase the risk of falling. Most falls occur during walking; therefore an efficient obstacle avoidance performance might contribute to a reduction in fall risk. Since it...

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Autores principales: Smulders, Ellen, van Lankveld, Wim, Laan, Roland, Duysens, Jacques, Weerdesteyn, Vivian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3239844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21199576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3239844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21199576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-1

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