“Chair Stand†Test as Predictor of Brazilian Elderly Men Fallers
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Evaluation of balance in fallers and non-fallers elderly.
UNLABELLED Falls present a substantial health problem among the elderly population. Approximately one-third of community-dwelling people over 65 years of age will experience one or more each year. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate balance between fallers and non-fallers elderly. STUDY DESIGN Clinical study. METHODS We studied 30 subjects older than 65 years of age. 15 su...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1857-9655
DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2014.054