Balance on older people in function of age, gender and body composition

Background: Falls have a high incidence in older people, representing a public health problem. They are most common in women although more mortal for men. It is known that body composition changes with aging and can predict functional and mobility problems. However, it is unknown whether the changes...

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Autor principal: Almeida, Sara Isabel Lebre de (author)
Formato: masterThesis
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2015
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/14591
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/14591