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Path Tortuosity in Everyday Movements of Elderly Persons Increases Fall Prediction Beyond Knowledge of Fall History, Medication Use, and Standardized Gait and Balance Assessments

William D. Kearns, James L. Fozard, Marion Becker, Jan M. Jasiewicz, Jeffrey D. Craighead, Lori Holtsclaw, Charles Dion

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2012 · 58 citations · 32 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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Predicting the Probability for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Using the Timed Up & Go Test

Anne Shumway‐Cook, Marjorie Woollacott · Physical Therapy · 2000 · 3.4K citations

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Population-Based Norms for the Mini-Mental State Examination by Age and Educational Level

Rosa M. Crum · JAMA · 1993 · 2.9K citations

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Gait variability and fall risk in community-living older adults: A 1-year prospective study

Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, Dean A. Rios, Helen K. Edelberg · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2001 · 2.3K citations

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Gait Changes in Older Adults: Predictors of Falls or Indicators of Fear?

Brian E. Maki · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 1997 · 1.7K citations

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