The effects of safety flooring on sit-to-stand and quiet stance balance reactions in retirement home-dwellers

Fall-related injuries in adults over the age of 65 pose an important public health issue especially with an increasing number of older adults living in retirement homes and nursing homes. Safety floors have been developed as an intervention to reduce the risk of these injuries. However, their effect...

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Main Author: Ma, Christine
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7125