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RESEARCH PRODUCT

ROAD NETWORK HILLINESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF WALKING DIFFICULTIES AMONG COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER PEOPLE

Merja RantakokkoTaina RantanenKirsi E. KeskinenErja Portegijs

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GerontologyAbstractsHealth (social science)Life-span and Life-course StudiesOlder peoplePsychologyHealth Professions (miscellaneous)

description

Aims: To study associations between objective road network hilliness and development of walking difficulties (WD) within two years, and to examine how hilliness as a perceived barrier and frequency of moving through the neighborhood affect to this.

10.1093/geroni/igx004.1874https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6246376/