Postural stability, falls and fractures in the elderly: results from the Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study
- 1 June 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 160 (11) , 684-691
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb125905.x
Abstract
Objective To assess measures of postural stability in a large popula‐tion of persons aged over 60 years in order to compare performance between fallers and non‐fallers and relate postural stability ...Keywords
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