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Balance, gait, functionality and strength: comparison between elderly fallers and non-fallers

BACKGROUND: Accidental falls are a major health problem related to aging and affect one in every three elderly individuals over the age of sixty. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the muscle strength, gait kinematics parameters, and performance in functional tests between elderly subjects with and...

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Autores principales: Cebolla, Elaine C., Rodacki, André L. F., Bento, Paulo C. B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4481835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25993628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0085