Reliability of the Dynamic Gait Index in people with vestibular disorders

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1528-1533

  Wrisley, Diane M ^a   Walker, Martha L ^b   Echternach, John L ^b   Strasnick, Barry ^c,d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Rehabilitation; Reliability and validity; Vestibular diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYNAMIC GAIT INDEX; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

EID: 0141894090     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00274-0     Document Type: Article

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