Dual-tasking over an extended walking distance is associated with falls among community-dwelling older adults

AIM: Dual-task methods, in which walking is the primary task, are not sufficient for accurately screening for the risk of falls among healthy older adults. Therefore, the goal of this research was to investigate whether using a dual-task method over an extended walking distance can predict falls amo...

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Autores principales: Hirashima, Kenichi, Higuchi, Yumi, Imaoka, Masakazu, Todo, Emiko, Kitagawa, Tomomi, Ueda, Tetsuya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4396200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25897213
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S77432

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4396200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25897213
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S77432

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