Prevalence and burden of gait disorders in elderly men and women aged 60-97 years: a population-based study.

BACKGROUND: Although gait disorders are common in the elderly, the prevalence and overall burden of these disorders in the general community is not well defined. METHODS: In a cross-sectional investigation of the population-based Bruneck Study cohort, 488 community-residing elderly aged 60-97 years...

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Main Authors: Philipp Mahlknecht, Stefan Kiechl, Bastiaan R Bloem, Johann Willeit, Christoph Scherfler, Arno Gasperi, Gregorio Rungger, Werner Poewe, Klaus Seppi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3722115?pdf=render