Comparison of temporal and kinetic walking parameters among young people and falling and non-falling elderly persons
Objective : Comparison of the biomechanical parameters (spatiotemporal and kinetic) during walking of young people, falling, and non-falling elderly persons. Methods : A cross-sectional study was performed of 29 individuals divided into three groups: young persons (n=10); falling elderly individual...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti)
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232015000400761&lng=en&tlng=en |