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Effect of Lower Limb Strength on Falls and Balance of the Elderly

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of lower limb strength on falls and balance in community-dwelling elderly persons by a health status questionnaire, evaluation of lower limb strength and balance. METHOD: A total of 86 subjects (age 69.8±5.3) were categorized into one of two groups, "Fallers"...

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Autores principales: Cho, Kang Hee, Bok, Soo Kyung, Kim, Young-Jae, Hwang, Seon Lyul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3400879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22837975
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2012.36.3.386