Executive Function and Falls in Older Adults: New Findings from a Five-Year Prospective Study Link Fall Risk to Cognition

BACKGROUND: Recent findings suggest that executive function (EF) plays a critical role in the regulation of gait in older adults, especially under complex and challenging conditions, and that EF deficits may, therefore, contribute to fall risk. The objective of this study was to evaluate if reduced...

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Autores principales: Mirelman, Anat, Herman, Talia, Brozgol, Marina, Dorfman, Moran, Sprecher, Elliot, Schweiger, Avraham, Giladi, Nir, Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3386974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22768271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040297

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3386974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22768271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040297

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