[Assessment of walking problems in the elderly person]. / Évaluation des troubles de la marche chez la personne âgée.
Soins Gerontol
; 22(128): 21-23, 2017.
Article
in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29132659
Walking problems represent a major public health issue in the geriatric population due to their frequency and the dramatic consequences they cause. They also mark a starting point of the physical frailty of elderly people. Their early detection should result in adapted functional rehabilitation in order to reduce the associated complications. Overview of walking problems in the elderly and the clinical means for assessing them.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Accidental Falls
/
Geriatric Assessment
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Walk Test
Type of study:
Screening_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Soins Gerontol
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
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GERIATRIA
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
France