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Task matters: an investigation on the effect of different secondary tasks on dual-task gait in older adults

BACKGROUND: Dual-task gait performance declines as humans age, leading to increased fall risk among older adults. It is unclear whether different secondary cognitive tasks mediate age-related decline in dual-task gait. This study aimed to examine how type and difficulty level of the secondary cognit...

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Autores principales: Goh, Hui-Ting, Pearce, Miranda, Vas, Asha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8465774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34563129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02464-8