The timed up and go test: Predicting falls in ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 292-295

  Montes, Jacqueline ^a   Cheng, Bin ^b   Diamond, Beverly ^c   Doorish, Carolyn ^a   Mitsumoto, Hiroshi ^a   Gordon, Paul H ^a  

^a The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Research Center ^*  (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Falls; Timed Up and Go test; TUG

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; WALKING; WALKING AID;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PEPTIDES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; VITAL CAPACITY; WALKING;

EID: 35148897765     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482960701435931     Document Type: Article

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