Testing functional performance in people with Parkinson disease

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-141

  Brusse, Kevin J ^a   Zimdars, Sandy ^a   Zalewski, Kathryn R ^b   Steffen, Teresa M ^a  

^a Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (United States)

^b Department of Occupational Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

Backward Functional Reach Test; Berg Balance Scale; Forward Functional Reach Test; Gait speed; Parkinson disease; Timed "Up Go" Test; Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RATING SCALE; SUPPORT GROUP; WALKING;

EID: 12744261390     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.2.134     Document Type: Article

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