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Dynamic Parameters of Balance Which Correlate to Elderly Persons with a History of Falls

Poor balance in older persons contributes to a rise in fall risk and serious injury, yet no consensus has developed on which measures of postural sway can identify those at greatest risk of falling. Postural sway was measured in 161 elderly individuals (81.8y±7.4), 24 of which had at least one self-...

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Autores principales: Muir, Jesse W., Kiel, Douglas P., Hannan, Marian, Magaziner, Jay, Rubin, Clinton T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23940592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070566