Instrumental and Non-Instrumental Evaluation of 4-Meter Walking Speed in Older Individuals.
BACKGROUND:Manual measurement of 4-meter gait speed by a stopwatch is the gold standard test for functional assessment in older adults. However, the accuracy of this technique may be biased by several factors, including intra- and inter-operator variability. Instrumental techniques of measurement us...
Main Authors: | Marcello Maggio, Gian Paolo Ceda, Andrea Ticinesi, Francesca De Vita, Giovanni Gelmini, Cosimo Costantino, Tiziana Meschi, Reto W Kressig, Matteo Cesari, Massimo Fabi, Fulvio Lauretani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4831727?pdf=render |
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