The balance confidence scale, health status and a multitasking evaluation protocol in the elderly

Falls are a serious health problem for elderly people. In Portugal, falls are about 70 % of accidents in the elderly. The aging process can be understood as the set of changes structural and functional, namely in motor, sensory and cognitive functions. These changes interfere with functional perform...

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Main Author: Coutinho, António (author)
Other Authors: Pinheira, Vítor (author), Rodrigues, Abel (author), Cordeiro, Nuno (author), Leitão, Catarina (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/7323
Country:Portugal
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