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Obstacle-negotiating gait and related physical measurement indicators for the community-dwelling elderly in Japan

Wei Sun, Misuzu Watanabe, Chika Hirota, Yoshimi Tanimoto, Rei Kono, Kyosuke Takasaki, Koichi Kono

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics · 2009 · 14 citations · 24 references

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The Timed “Up & Go”: A Test of Basic Functional Mobility for Frail Elderly Persons

Diane Podsiadlo, Sandra Richardson · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 1991 · 14.3K citations

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Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons

American Geriatrics Society, Geriatrics Society, Orthopaedic Surgeons Panel On Falls Prevention · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2001 · 2.3K citations

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Circumstances and consequences of falls in independent community-dwelling older adults

William P. Berg, Helaine M. Alessio, Eugenia M Mills et al. · Age and Ageing · 1997 · 1.2K citations

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Guideline for the prevention of falls in older persons. American Geriatrics Society, British Geriatrics Society, and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Panel on Falls Prevention.

W. Angus Wallace · PubMed · 2001 · 950 citations

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Walking speed as a good predictor for the onset of functional dependence in a Japanese rural community population

Shoji Shinkai · Age and Ageing · 2000 · 506 citations

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