A randomised controlled trial of a home based exercise programme to reduce the risk of falling among people with Parkinson's disease

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 678-684

  Ashburn, Ann ^a   Fazakarley, Louise ^a   Ballinger, Claire ^b   Pickering, Ruth ^c   McLellan, Lindsay D ^a   Fitton, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EURO QUOL; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL REACH TEST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE SELF ASSESSMENT SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34347264143     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.099333     Document Type: Article

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