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      Effects of Age on Obstacle Avoidance while Walking and Deciphering Text versus Audio Phone Messages.

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          Abstract

          Widely popular among young, and more recently older adults, mobile phones are increasingly used while walking. Knowledge of the impact of phone message modality (e.g., text vs. audio) on the ability to avoid collisions with other pedestrians, however, remains limited.

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          Journal
          Gerontology
          Gerontology
          S. Karger AG
          1423-0003
          0304-324X
          2019
          : 65
          : 5
          Affiliations
          [1 ] School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada, wagner.souzasilva@mail.mcgill.ca.
          [2 ] Feil and Oberfeld Research Center, Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (CISSS-Laval), Research Site of CRIR, Laval, Québec, Canada, wagner.souzasilva@mail.mcgill.ca.
          [3 ] Department of Rehabilitation, Université Laval, Quebec City, Québec, Canada.
          [4 ] Centre Interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale (CIUSSS-CN), Quebec City, Québec, Canada.
          [5 ] School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
          [6 ] Feil and Oberfeld Research Center, Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (CISSS-Laval), Research Site of CRIR, Laval, Québec, Canada.
          Article
          000499067
          10.1159/000499067
          31085916
          7518380b-8a6b-4a09-8a8c-97b9322afb92
          © 2019 S. Karger AG, Basel.
          History

          Aging,Mobile communication,Obstacle avoidance,Virtual reality,Vision

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