Fear of falling, balance confidence and health-related quality of life in individuals with postpolio syndrome

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 127-135

  Legters, Kristine ^a   Verbus, Nicole ^b   Kitchen, Sara ^c   Tomecsko, Jennifer ^d   Urban, Nicole ^e  

^a GANNON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NovaCare Rehabilitation   (United States)

^c SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Villa Angela Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; E-MAIL; FALLING; FEAR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; POSTAL MAIL; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEAR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33745144293     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980600724196     Document Type: Article

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