The effect of physical therapy on balance of patients with Parkinson's disease

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-57

  Stankovic, Ivona ^a,b  

^a University Clinical Center Nis   (Serbia)

^b NONE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Balance; Parkinson's disease; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

BALANCE TESTS; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDING;

EID: 1642411456     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200403000-00007     Document Type: Article

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