Reproducibility of postural stability scores in blind athletes

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 229-232

  Aydog, Sedat Tolga ^a   Aydog, Ece ^b   Çakci, Aytül ^b   Doral, Mahmut Nedim ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Dept of Plast and Reconstr Surg   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Balance; Biodex stability system; Blindness; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLINDNESS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SENSORY SYSTEM;

EID: 13444273254     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2004-0179     Document Type: Article

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