Guest editorial: linking thinking, walking, and falling.
Open Access
- 1 December 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
- Vol. 63 (12), 1325-1328
- https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/63.12.1325
Abstract
THE link between cognition, gait, and the potential for falls is being increasingly recognized. In this special section of the Journal, a number of experts present new data that further explore the mechanisms underlying this link.Keywords
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