Open AccessQuantitative Gait Markers and Incident Fall Risk in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Joe Verghese,
Roee Holtzer,
R. B. Lipton,
C. Wang
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glp033
Subject(s) - gait , cadence , medicine , preferred walking speed , confidence interval , balance (ability) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , stride , physical therapy , falls in older adults , relative risk , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine
Identifying quantitative gait markers of falls in older adults may improve diagnostic assessments and suggest novel intervention targets.
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