Dual-task costs while walking increase in old age for some, but not for other tasks: an experimental study of healthy young and elderly persons
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been suggested in the past that the ability to walk while concurrently engaging in a second task deteriorates in old age, and that this deficit is related to the high incidence of falls in the elderly. However, previous studie...
Main Author: | Bock Otmar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-11-01
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Series: | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation |
Online Access: | http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/5/1/27 |
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