Development and Validation of the Balance Outcome Measure for Elder Rehabilitation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1614-1621

  Haines, Terry ^a,b   Kuys, Suzanne S ^b,c   Morrison, Greg ^b   Clarke, Jane ^d   Bew, Paul ^e   McPhail, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d St Andrews War Memorial Hospital   (Australia)

^e THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Balance; Physical therapy techniques; Posture; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; REHABILITATION CENTER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 36349000244     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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