Interobserver reproducibility of the Berg Balance Scale by novice and experienced physiotherapists

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-36

  De Figueiredo, Karyna Myrelly Oliveira Bezerra ^a   De Lima, Kenio Costa ^a   Cavalcanti MacIel, Alvaro Campos ^a   Guerra, Ricardo Oliveira ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); POSTURAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 61449170276     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980802631330     Document Type: Article

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