Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 1772-1774 , September 2008

The Effects of Scale Display of Visual Feedback on Postural Control During Quiet Standing in Healthy Elderly Subjects

  • Nicolas Pinsault, MSc, PT
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  • Nicolas Vuillerme, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Nicolas Vuillerme, PhD, Laboratoire TIMC-IMAG, UMR UJF CNRS 5525, Faculté de Médecine, 38706 La Tronche cédex, France

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 Supported by Ministère de l'Enseignement National et de la Recherche Technologique, France (contrat 21528-2006).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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PII: S0003-9993(08)00426-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.02.024

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 1772-1774 , September 2008

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