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Older adults must hurry at pedestrian lights! A cross-sectional analysis of preferred and fast walking speed under single- and dual-task conditions

Slow walking speed is strongly associated with adverse health outcomes, including cognitive impairment, in the older population. Moreover, adequate walking speed is crucial to maintain older pedestrians’ mobility and safety in urban areas. This study aimed to identify the proportion of Swiss older a...

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Autores principales: Eggenberger, Patrick, Tomovic, Sara, Münzer, Thomas, de Bruin, Eling D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5536437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28759587
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182180