Evaluation of the pull test technique in assessing postural instability in Parkinson's disease

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-127

  Munhoz, R P ^a   Li, J Y ^a   Kurtinecz, M ^a   Piboolnurak, P ^b   Constantino, A ^b   Fahn, S ^b   Lang, Anthony E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULL TEST;

EID: 0346461750     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.62.1.125     Document Type: Article

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