Cognitive factors associated with increased falls risk in seniors

Falls are experienced annually by approximately one third of community dwellers over the age of 65, and while neuro-cognitive deficits have been shown to increase falls risk, the specific nature of these deficits remain unspecified. Here we examined whether visual-spatial attention may be a core ne...

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Main Author: Nagamatsu, Lindsay S.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12576