Walking devices used by community-dwelling elderly: Proportion, types, and associated factors

Background: Advancing age is likely to increase the requirement for walking devices. However, the existing evidence mostly involves all types of external devices used from participants in developed countries with or without medical problems. The findings may be different from the data on the use of...

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Main Authors: Patcharawan Suwannarat, PT, PhD Candidate, Thiwabhorn Thaweewannakij, PT, PhD, Supapon Kaewsanmung, PT, MSc, Lugkana Mato, PT, PhD, Sugalya Amatachaya, PT, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2015-06-01
Series:Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013702514000463