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A best practice fall prevention exercise program to improve balance, strength / power, and psychosocial health in older adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: With increasing age neuromuscular deficits (e.g., sarcopenia) may result in impaired physical performance and an increased risk for falls. Prominent intrinsic fall-risk factors are age-related decreases in balance and strength / power performance as well as cognitive decline. Additional...

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Autores principales: Gschwind, Yves J, Kressig, Reto W, Lacroix, Andre, Muehlbauer, Thomas, Pfenninger, Barbara, Granacher, Urs
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3852637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24106864
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-105