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The pace and prognosis of peripheral sensory loss in advanced age: association with gait speed and falls

BACKGROUND: Peripheral sensory loss is considered one of many risk factors for gait impairments and falls in older adults, yet no prospective studies have examined changes in touch sensation in the foot over time and their relationship to mobility and falls. Therefore, we aimed to determine the prev...

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Autores principales: Lipsitz, Lewis A., Manor, Brad, Habtemariam, Daniel, Iloputaife, Ikechukwu, Zhou, Junhong, Travison, Thomas G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6233369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30419857
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0970-5

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